I think what you say is very wise, because that should be the best approach to find the perfect product, since it's very subjective, and it's also very hard to explain these details with words!

I've read in this forum (and maybe in other websites too) that DACPort LX sounds different, cleaner than DACPort. About their amp: do you think that the LX version is powerful enaugh to drive my AKG K601? I'm asking it especially for classical music, which is the hardest (in my opinion)...

I've read good things about Dragonfly too, but two things about DACPort made me prefer the latter: many say that it offers slightly better detail and soundstage, and also more power (my headphones need really a lot of power!), and DACPort seems to have a very good preamp (class A, they say)...

Hi everybody, this is my first post here. About one year ago, after many internet searches, I bought an entry-level audiophile kit: the headphones in my avatar (AKG K601) and a used ASUS Xonar Essence ST. Low budget, anyway a good start, and I enjoyed them a lot... until I had to move for...