I own both the 880 ('03) and 990 ('06) and listen to lot or classical as well as rock and jazz. I use Benchmark DAC1 as both source and amp and I don't see why the 990s shouldn't be considered.
As the measurements indicate the 990s have more bass and a bit more treble than the 880s, but at least with the DAC1 the bass is never overwhelming or untextured, even on what I consider to be the bass heavy CDs I own (e.g. the remastered Joni Mitchell HEJIRA with Jaco). On classical the 990s sound more upfront than the 880s which doesn't bother me.
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