Hi Team, Need some help picking a new headphone amp (upgrading from Audeze Deckard) as I'm buying blind no matter what I get. I've narrowed it down between the Questyle CMA800R and Pathos Aurium as they'll be about the same price delivered to my door. Very different amps I know, but I'm not...

I've only just understood what you mean, yeah in that case I agree. I like technical detail & resolution while still being fun.

So interesting update, someone has just offered me a Yggy for $2K (not sure what analogue or USB version), which is the same price as a new Chord Qutest $2.1k. I've listened to Chord, and I'm sort of on their FPGA hype-train, but I've never heard an Yggy before. Thoughts? Also, Qutest = Hugo 2...

Yeah, the Gustard X22 and LKS MH004 are chinese wildcards that get rave reviews. The Gustard has a ES9038PRO and the LKS has 2x ES9038PRO in dual mono config. Was the Gumby & Qutest auditioned out of the box, or worn in?

Hey team... Thinking about a DAC upgrade. Will feed a Deckard amp via analogue input, upgrade will be a Schiit Audio Mjolnir (or Lyr 3 if I fail at saving) paired with Audeze LCD-X. Source is Tidal via USB for the most part. Thoughts on Schiit Audio Gungnir Multibit v Chord Qutest v Gustard...

Hey Team, Been a long-time lurker. Audio enthusiast who is quickly going broke, but would probably now be wealthy if I spent the same amount of money in shares of publicly listed audio companies. First post - need it approved so I can make a thread (after I've searched to see if anyone else...