Looking for recommendations for driving HD650s, looking for best performance-to-price ratio
Two options:
1) DAC-Amp combo system
2) Separate DAC / AMP
Assume total budget < $500.
Thanks!
So many great options with that open of a budget.
—->D10/D30/D50S and Atom <—-
Micro iDSD Black
DX7s (tier 2, but still a strong DAC with a good amp section built in and balanced outputs)
DX3 Pro
Better—> SabajD5 as mentioned above, better for the price than DX7s
If you want a budget upgrade path-
SU-8 version 2 and Atom (you can go balanced later or accommodate monitors)
Stretch your budget $50 and you can-
SU-8 version 2 and THX 789 (the budget-end-game-hero)
I’m sure I’m overlooking another configuration