Well, I have lurked these seas for months and only now have I come out of the waters.
I am a student studying in Sheffield (UK) and having been brought up by a heavy audiophile dad, I can say I truly appreciate music, in all it's forms.
This road goes down a very expensive path, I know that, but am willing to forfeit whatever my wallet has to this musical beast. (as a student, I'm always sorry about my wallet)
Anyways, the first bit of equipment I purchased was the E7/E9 combo, very cliché entry level equip for a student, but satisfied the needs. I didn't have my own pair of headphones as I was saving up for the DT990 (600 ohm version) so I used a friends Ultrasone Pro 650s for the mean time, and whilst I had them, I felt the bass was very overpowering, and didn't have that tight deep impact I wanted in a pair of headphones...which is also why I decided not to get the DT990's.
To the point now: I am back home visiting during the summer and my dad ordered the Beyerdynamic T70 for me, which is very new, and I took the leap of faith and decided to get them. Since I have heard the T1's at an audio exhibition and loved them, I'm hoping this Tesla pair gives me a similar feeling to the T1's (obviously not as good as price would be the issue)
I'm wondering, just hypothetically, that my E7/E9's won't pair well with the T70's. With a budget of roughly £300-400 ($500-650). And my laptop being a primary source, and perhaps the Fiio X3.
Since I'm very new to this, I know the Fiio E9 can drive 600Ohms very well. The T70 is 250 Ohms:
What DAC/AMP, either combo or separate, would be perfect for my needs?
Musical tastes involve:
50% (Pink Floyd/Led Zep/Iron Maiden/ AC/DC / Beatles/ Clapton/ Hendrix ..etc. - Classic 60's-80's Rock/ Psychedelic Rock
20% (Jazz (primarily Female Jazz Vocals Diana Krall, Jane Monheit, Christy Barton, Jazz instrumental[At one point thought AKG
K701 was perfect but the one I auditioned was paired with a $900 amp and would definitely have a massive impact on the jazz
heard] Blues and Soul.
20% Trance music
5% Techno/electronic
5% Rap/Hip hop
Thanks in Advanced,
New poster, long time music lover (not as long as some here though)
DoctorDé
P.S - Ideally would like to buy them in England/Europe, but if required would order them in from elsewhere.
