Got it. I have the Steelseries Arctis Pro WIreless, and though I can't speak for the mic, the sound is actually better than the PX7, and has far better options to boot. THe only hangup is streaming via Bluetooth limits you to 48kHz I believe, due to the 2.4GHz frequency. I may be incorrect, and...

Mine arrive on Thursday. I'm not as strong willed to resist the purchase as you, apparently! ;)

Wouldn't the oft-repeated virtues of either the Sony WH-1000XM3 (geez Sony, really with the naming? or the BW PX7 get it done?

I had the DT880/600's, and my Fiio A5 did fine by them. Now, those are far higher in impedance than the Pro's that you have, which I believe are 250Ohms. So, I'd wager that the A5 would do very well with the 880 Pros. That said, the A5 is very neutral to my ears. I also run a pair of Senn 580's...

You won't hear any interference unless you have a problematic mains supply. I run both my e12a and a5 always powered, and they're dead quiet. Good stuff!

That would be pretty cool, because it may just be a passive filter instead of IC-based. If we could drag that down to around 40Hz, and keep the Q tight enough to only impact one octave, that would be awesome for folks with cans that aren't substantial enough in the low end department.

Ahh, that makes sense. You had me frightened that I was going deaf for a minute! LOL Sorry, I saw the graph and jumped to conclusions! Phew! That said, I'm stunned that the Q is so low on that EQ. It's terrible, what were they thinking?

It's VERY interesting actually. I would never peg the A5 as bass heavy, nor would I have it tilted upwards in the lower mids. I just poked around and only found one other site doing measurements of Fiio stuff, and it was the old Q1, which measured flat on this guy's AP...

To be honest, not at all.

Congrats on the new gear. The A5 seems dead neutral to my ears, and with my current set of cans (Senn 58xxx, AT 40x, and Massdrop EDC3's,). I get a full spectrum of sounds. The 40x's have a little more bass, but better quality than the 50x to my ears, the 58xx are warm-neutral, and the EDC3's...

THanks, I've owned the 880/600's, and one thing interesting about those cans is that though they are high impedance, I recall reading that their phase angle isn't difficult to drive. However, they aren't considered inefficient. So, it may still not take much power to get them going, and the...

Those ratings would indicate to me that the A5 offers higher current while the A3 higher voltage. As you get higher in the impedance range, I believe the higher voltage units tend to perform well. What's their ratings into 600Ohms? I agree on the volume knob of the A5, terrible, wish they kept...

That is exactly my take on this. I don't think there's anything wrong with enjoying the color that some gear may apply to music. The only issue with this IMO, is that you may be missing out on good timbre, and imaging, etc. For whatever reason, the e12a seemed warmer to me, somewhat like...

I have to agree a bit on this one. It really does sound like he wants girth where it shouldn't be, but, this is another reason why "good" sound is so subjective, speaking objectively of course. ;)

Yep, what Brooko said. I would venture to say that you might actually enjoy the sound of THD (many folks do), whereas the fundamentals in the vocal range on the Schiit gear was literally being masked. The A5 is very neutral IME; what goes in, comes back out. I even had my Beyer DT880/600s on it...

Absolutely. Just don't use a charger with higher voltage.

Yep, absorb everyone's opinions and weigh your options. I'll repeat this in case someone else missed it, "it could certainly work". The output impedance of the headphone output on your interface may play nicely with the input impedance of the amp that you buy. In fact, who knows, perhaps the...

Totally get it. As you get beyond a certain point in hifi, the improvements are truly incremental IMHO. So, I would suggest that if you like the sound of the 701s, perhaps just get a new pair, or buy replacement parts? The 800s are unlikely to sound like the signature of the 701s. I agree with...

You're essentially taking a high level, and higher distortion output, and then feeding a low level input, which can potentially overload the input of the amp, in addition to the fact that you may be amp'ing an already distorted signal. Like anything else, gain matching is preferable whenever...

Whatever you do, don't hook up an amp to the headphone output of your interface. You don't want to reamp that signal. Ideally, you'll use a pair of standard preouts. Several inexpensive headamps worth considering, even some of the portable units can be plugged into USB power and run as a...

I never had such a problem, used mine for about a year, flawless.

WHen you say you can confirm it, are you saying you have measurements of harmonic distortion? Just curious, I'd love to see the graph since I have both an A5 and the E12A. If even order, I suppose this could explain why there is a warmth to the output, tubelike even. It sure sounds sweet to me...

I've had the 770s, and if you're willing to seek something more neutral, in a similar price range, I highly suggest the Senn 569s. While they still aren't as lean as the 880s, I believe they are better balanced than both. Don't be afraid to go cheap either, I find the Audio Technica m40x to be...

I'm confident that any of those amps would be neutral, though I've only owned the Medium gain O2. What headphones are you using? Your alias somewhat indicates an interest in Beyers, and for mixing, I can't think of one better than the 880/600. The output impedance of all three manufacturers...