Considering I won't make atm a greater investment than the 99 classics, would I really benefit from the red more than the black? Would looking for a DSD compatible DAC even matter with this headphones? I was exactly looking for a Black like investment, but I would go for the red if it would benefit my listening experience. I just want what's right for the 99's. I currently have an old sflo2, the Galaxy s7 edge, a x1 yoga notebook at the office, and the Sennheiser ie8 iems.
I haven't had the chance to hear either of the new Audioquests, both of which are supposed to be an improvement over my 1.2 Everything I've read suggests the Red is the better DAC, so I imagine you'd hear a difference (depending on your files) but I can't speak to how big a difference you'd hear. I'm thinking of getting the Red myself, but not yet .