Looking for advice, as I’ve spent days reading about headphones amplifiers.
My current setup is as follows:
- Headphones: Focal Stellia
- Streamer / DAC: Eversolo Master Edition
- Amplifier: Yamaha A-S2000 (has a built-in headphones amp, not sure what it’s worth)
I might also try other headphones down the road.
I suppose that having a dedicated headphones amplifier unit would provide a significant upgrade.
Going through the past few years of discussions on this website, I get the feeling that the most recommended options would be Benchmark HPA-4 (pricey and reliable) or Topping A70 Pro or A90D (cheap and unreliable, also a risk of damaging headphones).
Would like to hear thoughts about this. I don’t mind paying way more than for the Topping to get a product that’s more reliable and doesn’t risk blowing up my headphones. But going to the HPA-4 costs 7x higher!…
Are there any good alternatives I should consider between these extremes?
My current setup is as follows:
- Headphones: Focal Stellia
- Streamer / DAC: Eversolo Master Edition
- Amplifier: Yamaha A-S2000 (has a built-in headphones amp, not sure what it’s worth)
I might also try other headphones down the road.
I suppose that having a dedicated headphones amplifier unit would provide a significant upgrade.
Going through the past few years of discussions on this website, I get the feeling that the most recommended options would be Benchmark HPA-4 (pricey and reliable) or Topping A70 Pro or A90D (cheap and unreliable, also a risk of damaging headphones).
Would like to hear thoughts about this. I don’t mind paying way more than for the Topping to get a product that’s more reliable and doesn’t risk blowing up my headphones. But going to the HPA-4 costs 7x higher!…
Are there any good alternatives I should consider between these extremes?
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