Thank you all for your warm welcome, your detailed questions and willingness to help.
I am interested in a desktop setup for my desk at home and office. I was hoping that it was portable enough to bring back and forth, but not necessary portable per se, in that I'm not using it during exercise. I would use this forst with my iPod, then secondly with my computer. My hope was to hold the entire cost to less than $1k with the cans.
My musical tastes are varied and eclectic. I enjoy vocal performance (arias, vocal performance), classical (orchestral, movie scores), guitar (classical, shred), rock and heavy metal, even dabbling into varying forms of electronica.
Given I am only familiar with Headroom's website, it seemed that the Micro amp and Micro DAC, with Sennheisser HD595s seemed appropriate.
Given that, I just don't know the law of diminishing returns for better quipemnt with new ears. I don't know whether to the incremental costs of the Max upgrades (whether as Ultra Micro amp & DAC or amped Desktop system, and the requisite power supplies) was worthy of the incremental costs...likely another $1k.
If you have any recommendations, guidance, or alternatives, or require more information, it would be most appreciated.
Thanks!
-Mang
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