daniel521
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I'm thinking about buying the he500, but I'm only willing to spend 400 dollars on both an amp and a DAC. Will it be enough to make the HE500 sound like its supposed to sound, or will it be smarter to purchase a headphone which doesn't require so much? It doesn't make sense to buy a 700 dollar headphone if it's gonna sound like a 400 dollar headphone right? I thought about three setups that are in my budget, could you tell me what you think about them? Which one of these will be best for it, will any of them be sufficient for the HE500, or will I have to buy a headphone with a lower impedance?
Setup 1: O2 + HRT MusicStreamer II
Setup 2: Asgard + HRT MusicStreamer II
Setup 3: NFB12.1
I didn't include the ODAC because many people find them fatiguing, and fatigue is smoething I absolutely want to avoid. I would also like to point out that I don't want any tube amps because they are too hard to maintain and are a bit tricky.
Setup 1: O2 + HRT MusicStreamer II
Setup 2: Asgard + HRT MusicStreamer II
Setup 3: NFB12.1
I didn't include the ODAC because many people find them fatiguing, and fatigue is smoething I absolutely want to avoid. I would also like to point out that I don't want any tube amps because they are too hard to maintain and are a bit tricky.