In the market for a new AMP

[DEXCOM7]

Hello team!

Looking for a new amp and I am undecided.
Here is what I have in mind:

Monolith by Monoprice Liquid Gold Balanced Headphone Amplifier and DAC by Alex Cavalli
Benchmark HPA4
???? <- Your recommendation.


I own several HP but my main go to HP's are: Ether Flow 1.1, Edition X, LCD3.

I really like my music to pack a punch so you can say I like bass with my music
This is one of the reason why I like the iFi iCan SE but I am ready to move on.

My DAC is a Bifrost 2 and prefer to use XLR as the interconnect with XLR output for my HP.

Thoughts?

 

[DEXCOM7]

BumP

 

[majingotan]

If you have the money to splurge, HPA4 is my only recommendation. However, Massdrop THX 789 would simply do the same job just not in style for a lot less

 

[August]

a90

 

[DEXCOM7]

a90

Is that the Topping A90?

 

[DEXCOM7]

If you have the money to splurge, HPA4 is my only recommendation. However, Massdrop THX 789 would simply do the same job just not in style for a lot less

Yea I was reading that in the Benchmark thread. Thanks I might just go this route... There is no way to justify 3k when you get the same level of audio from the 789.

 

[Svperstar]

If money is no object the benchmark is great but if you want the Massdrop 789 but don't wanna wait for a drop the 887 from Monoprice measures slightly better but is available always

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=39359

 

[DEXCOM7]

If money is no object the benchmark is great but if you want the Massdrop 789 but don't wanna wait for a drop the 887 from Monoprice measures slightly better but is available always

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=39359

Ah!
Looking at it now.

Somebody offered me a Monolith Liquid Platinum for 480 dollars. Is the 789/887 still a better choice?

TIA!

 

[Svperstar]

Ah!
Looking at it now.

Somebody offered me a Monolith Liquid Platinum for 480 dollars. Is the 789/887 still a better choice?

TIA!

The liquid platinum doesn't measure very well but it has plenty of power and tubes. The 887 measures a lot better and is also very powerful. Up to you.

 

[DEXCOM7]

Well I went a whole different way...
Went for the iFi iCan Pro...
Why? I thought to my self... I really like the iCan SE.... Why re-invent the wheel? lol
So I went for it.... I have many cans and now getting in to IEM's mine as well have something that can satisfy a variety of HP/Monitors, etc...

 

[Tks]

Well I went a whole different way...
Went for the iFi iCan Pro...
Why? I thought to my self... I really like the iCan SE.... Why re-invent the wheel? lol
So I went for it.... I have many cans and now getting in to IEM's mine as well have something that can satisfy a variety of HP/Monitors, etc...

Now you're going to have to complete the look with a stack of them. Can just let one rock on its own RIP