Best dac for sennheiser

[Dadde96]

hello all i have the hd599 headphone and actually i am play music and game from mobo soundcard on PC and sometimes on the apple dongle (eu version). i want know if icca improve my listening with a dac or dac/amp and witch one i should buy. i have the 599 but in the next year i want buy the hd660s2 and i want a product that can work fine with also this one. i was looking for Ifi zen dac v3 or topping dx3. idk if this is the best product for me or if i can fine more benefit with other one can u help me pls?

 

[staticV3]

Both headphones are quite sensitive and so will play at their maximum potential even from weak headphone Amps.

If the Apple dongle plays loud enough, then switching to a desktop DAC+Amp won't improve sound quality.

 

[Roland68]

hello all i have the hd599 headphone and actually i am play music and game from mobo soundcard on PC and sometimes on the apple dongle (eu version). i want know if icca improve my listening with a dac or dac/amp and witch one i should buy. i have the 599 but in the next year i want buy the hd660s2 and i want a product that can work fine with also this one. i was looking for Ifi zen dac v3 or topping dx3. idk if this is the best product for me or if i can fine more benefit with other one can u help me pls?

If the price of around $300 is right, the Topping DX5 II, which will be released in the next few weeks, should be one of the most interesting and powerful DAC/HPA combinations on the market.
Approximately 6 watts at 32 ohms and almost 1 watt at 300 ohms is sufficient for almost all headphones.

 

[unpluggged]

Approximately 6 watts at 32 ohms and almost 1 watt at 300 ohms is sufficient for almost all headphones.

Yeah, especially when something goes wrong, as Topping's "products" often like to do.

 

[Roland68]

Yeah, especially when something goes wrong, as Topping's "products" often like to do.

You always come up with the same slogan, but please also provide statistics or numbers.

Cheap products can't have the same quality as expensive ones, but some of these products also cost less, as is the case everywhere in this world and in all areas, not just audio.
Not everyone has the money, or wants to spend the money, on an RME or Violectric/Lake People, just to name a few examples.

Yes, Topping had a problem with the first L30, which was replaced after the problem was completely resolved.
The devices in which Topping used the encapsulated modules (5 devices) were also a complete failure, but Topping replaced these devices under warranty.
I find it extremely unprofessional and customer-unfriendly that these devices aren't replaced even outside of the warranty, but unfortunately, this is also the case with many European companies.

Such failures have not been observed for some time now, and Topping seems to have distanced itself from encapsulating modules altogether.

Otherwise, I have eight topping machines that are running smoothly, and among my friends and acquaintances, there are certainly over 70 topping machines that have been working well for 1.5 to 5 years. In addition, there are over 10 failed PA5s that have been running perfectly again since the sealing compound was removed.