pearljam50000
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So you sold your T1 and kept the HD800?
Vali- 220mW RMS per channel
Asgard 2 -380mW RMS per channel
Both@ 300ohm
Doesn't it make a big difference?
I can stretch my budget with an extra 100$ if needed, and there is a big difference in sound.
Vali- 220mW RMS per channel
Asgard 2 -380mW RMS per channel
Both@ 300ohm
Doesn't it make a big difference?
I can stretch my budget with an extra 100$ if needed, and there is a big difference in sound.
Vali- 220mW RMS per channel
Asgard 2 -380mW RMS per channel
Both@ 300ohm
Doesn't it make a big difference?
I can stretch my budget with an extra 100$ if needed, and there is a big difference in sound.
No, there is not a big difference. Either is good choice. I have both.
Get the cheaper one and save up for something better later on...
At the last Head-Fi meet, here is how I would rank some popular Amps best (10) to worst (1) with the HD800
Schiit Yggdrasil DAC>Woo Audio WA5 (Royal Sophia Princess 300B tubes $1200 each X4) 10
>Cavalli Liquid Crimson 9
>Cavalli Carbon 7
Schiit Uber DAC>Cary HH-1 7
Lynx Hilo>Woo Audio WA22 8.5
>Audio-gd Master 8 7.5
Meier Daccord>Meier Classic 7
Schiit Gugnir>Schiit Mjolnir 6.5
Various DAC's>Valhalla 2 6.8
The Higher end tube amps rule, they pull more out of the HD800 and as expected they scale up with the better DAC's
I am simply loving the HD800s with my Trafomatic Head One amp !!
Happy to read your findings....I am loving the HD800 with my MAD Ear +HD and I will be getting a nice custom OTL in the not so distant future.....man I can not wait to hear the difference.
Thanks for posting your findings
NFB11 = Sabre . Maybe not the best idea with the HD800. Get a NFB12 or 15 instead if want to go that route. but Seriously the Vali is better than the Amp embedded in the NFB12.
Happy to read your findings....I am loving the HD800 with my MAD Ear +HD and I will be getting a nice custom OTL in the not so distant future.....man I can not wait to hear the difference.
Thanks for posting your findings
I would recommend a solid state given you have a mad ear already.