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1 year agoI’ve done a ton of reading of opinions since getting into this hobby. I couldn’t disagree more with people who say that all dacs and amps essentially sound the same. For a long time, I had exclusively “entry level” AMPS (Schiit Magni/Modi, JDS Labs Atom+ Stack). I recently pulled the trigger on a topping a9o and the difference was insane. The details on songs that I’ve heard a million times, the sound stage… almost everything sounded different (in a good way).
I was on a bit of an audio journey this year with gear and such. But exclusively headphones:
-HD660s: Loved them but thought they got boring after a while. Sold them.
DT1990: Loved them until the piercing treble gave me nonstop headaches. Sold them.
Back to the HD660s.
I’m looking to get the HD 800s next year. I’m on a mission to find a pair of headphones that have awesome sound stage without treble that kill my ears.