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DAC and AMP pairing recommendations for Sennheiser HD700

Tizziano

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Hello my dear friends.
I am going to acquire some Sennheiser HD700 and I am in doubt that audio string will be assembled for this one. I'm thinking between a Topping D50s and a JDS Atom Amp, but I don't know if these two will make the Sennheiser sound very cold(very digital), I prefer something warm actually. I look forward to your support in making a decision, and thank you for your attention.
 

garbulky

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I use the emotiva a100 with my hd700 and it sounds fantastic in direct drive mode. Lots of bass dynamics power detail etc. there is a small hiss on silence. I haven’t heard anything else in the price range come close to it. You would need a dac with volume control before the amp as the a100 volume knob is quite sensitive
 

garbulky

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Nice setup, I own the same combo and thinking on the HD 700 for headphones, I had the same question since I read the HD700 is very picky on amp and dacs.
THe HD700 are really nice. You may have a tough time buying one as they are discontinued.
 

jhstark

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Just noticed the HD700s are no longer available. I bought a Sukira HiFi 4-pin balanced XLR cable for my HD700s and have been using the SMSL SU-8 / SH-8 in full balanced config. I boost both bass and treble about 3dB with the SH-8's tone controls. Sounds very good to me, but I'm about to try out the DROP THX AAA 789 using balanced out of the SU-8. I expect excellent results, just hope I'm not missing the minor EQ (789 has no tone adjust). I'm not sure you can do much better for the money using SU-8 and 789.
 
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