Arya Stealth

Get an RME ADI-2 and call it a day. The feature set it has will make it sound like whatever you want. The loudness feature is to die for. Everything is customizable. I freaking LOVE this thing. You have an IEM output in addition to the standard phones jack. If you have a PC with 2.1 it auto-switches PEQ and audio playback when you pop something in the headphone jack. Bass treble knobs to make quick adjustments. Worth every penny.

When people say things like “This dac/amp is warm” or “This dac/amp is analytical,” I cringe. With the RME you just dial it in to whatever you want.

When you raise a frequency above flat, you’re basically turning up the volume of that frequency. When doing so, you have to turn the preamp down by a roughly equal amount to compensate so you don’t cause distortion.

Short story. Leave it and increase the volume.

I have the D9200 and it’s an amazing headphone. I’m a bass lover like you but I don’t like any part of my sound overrepresented. I want fullness of range down to the depths and up to the highs.

As its planar counterpart I landed on the Arya Stealth. I feel they are on equal footing quality wise but each have their strengths.

The Arya is nuts for timbre in strings and does sub bass extremely well. Its detail is superb.

The D9200 is just so musical, smooth and accurate with lovely rich bass. It’s a joy to listen to and the isolation it provides really draws you in.

If you told me I could only keep one I’d have a really tough time. I use the Arya just a bit more than the D9200, but mostly because it’s cooler for extended wearing.

Sound wise they are a great pair that compliment each other. They both are great for any genre.