Hi. I am going back to school so spending a lot of time in my office studying. So now I am interested in getting some headphones and a DAC and Amp to replace my Grado SR60s I got back in 2000. SO basically I want to spend about $500 or $600 on a whole setup.
I was thinking I would continue up the Grado line, with a 325e, (Grado Hemp?) but I am now going down the rabbit hole on headphones. I appreciate the work Floyd Toole did on double-blind speaker preference testing, and was hoping to find something similar for headphones to help me in my decision. No dice so far.
For amplification, I would probably go with a Topping pair or maybe Topping/Atom. Schiit? They all seem like they will get the job done for $200-$250. That said, there are some of the cans that will need more amplification than others.
I also had a passing thought today on whether a MiniDSP would be a good DAC to do double duty as DSP? Maybe there's no point since I will be listening off of my computer and can DSP, if desired, in the future through software.
TLDR: Looking for recommendations for a headphone/DAC/Amp setup for under $600. Thanks
I was thinking I would continue up the Grado line, with a 325e, (Grado Hemp?) but I am now going down the rabbit hole on headphones. I appreciate the work Floyd Toole did on double-blind speaker preference testing, and was hoping to find something similar for headphones to help me in my decision. No dice so far.
For amplification, I would probably go with a Topping pair or maybe Topping/Atom. Schiit? They all seem like they will get the job done for $200-$250. That said, there are some of the cans that will need more amplification than others.
I also had a passing thought today on whether a MiniDSP would be a good DAC to do double duty as DSP? Maybe there's no point since I will be listening off of my computer and can DSP, if desired, in the future through software.
TLDR: Looking for recommendations for a headphone/DAC/Amp setup for under $600. Thanks