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Upgrade Suggestions for DT990 Headphone Setup?

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2/11/12 at 3:25am
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I'm interested in a new upgrade to help bring out the best in my Beyer DT990-600 Ohm headphones.  My setup is located in my living room and uses my AV receiver as my DAC.

 

Currently my main setup is as follows:

 

Ipod > Pioneer AV AMP via proprietary cable > Darkvoice 3322 Tube Amp > DT990

 

For CD playback:

 

Marantz CD5001 > Pioneer AV AMP > Darkvoice 3322 Tube Amp > DT990

 

I'm considering a dedicated DAC (DacMagic) and if I go that route I'd connect it via optical to the receiver and continue to use the ipod.

 

Pretty much all my music is digital high-bitrate MP3 and FLAC files. However, I don't like the fact that I cannot playback in FLAC with this setup.  

 

So, any advice on what would have the most improvement to this setup?  I am not interested in changing the headphones or Darkvoice amp at this time.   I'd spend about $300 for this next upgrade.

 

 

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post #2 of 2
2/11/12 at 4:17am
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Originally Posted by plexxx View Post

I'm interested in a new upgrade to help bring out the best in my Beyer DT990-600 Ohm headphones.  My setup is located in my living room and uses my AV receiver as my DAC.

 

Currently my main setup is as follows:

 

Ipod > Pioneer AV AMP via proprietary cable > Darkvoice 3322 Tube Amp > DT990

 

For CD playback:

 

Marantz CD5001 > Pioneer AV AMP > Darkvoice 3322 Tube Amp > DT990

 

I'm considering a dedicated DAC (DacMagic) and if I go that route I'd connect it via optical to the receiver and continue to use the ipod.

 

Pretty much all my music is digital high-bitrate MP3 and FLAC files. However, I don't like the fact that I cannot playback in FLAC with this setup.  

 

So, any advice on what would have the most improvement to this setup?  I am not interested in changing the headphones or Darkvoice amp at this time.   I'd spend about $300 for this next upgrade.

 

 



 So you're effectively asking for a DAC recommendation since the Darkvoice amp and DT990's are staying put?

 

 $300 for a DAC to top your current Pioneer is not going to give amazing results.

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