It's mostly down to personal preference I think. The V1 and V2 Arya are already known to be a little shouty in the upper mids. This was definitely a factor when I was comparing amps like the A90 to the iCan or even to the H16. It was a night and day difference in that regard, there will be some...

I currently am using a ifi Pro iCan and a Denafrips Ares 2. I am pretty sure this is where I'll stop as far as my amp/DAC goes. I upgraded through several variations of my stack be for getting here though. For my DAC, I cycled through a D50s, SGD-1 and the Ares 2. Amp wise I had the Carbon...

I've actually upgraded considerably since then. The Arya remains my headphone of choice but my stack is now a ifi Pro iCan that I got used and a Ares 2 for the DAC I have the V2. I received mine back in March

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I've had a similar experience but instead of changes in soundstage I feel like after listening for a while it gets a warmer tone. So far I just attribute it to head burn in though. Amp and Dac are already warm since I don't really turn them off

Does anyone have any thoughts on using a tube preamp, like those really cheap ones on Amazon (FX Audio or something like that or maybe a Schiit Vali) and feed it into a solid state (Gustard H16)? I thought of doing that to start experimenting with tubes without really costing too much.

I'm not familiar with that amp but burn in has a very real effect on the Aryas for me. When I first got it (brand new) it was a pretty sharp in the treble. Now it's still a bright headphone overall but not too sharp or harsh. The difference to me was profound after even just 30 hours of pink...

Yep I run it off the balanced XLR with a Hart audio cable. Yea the D50s is not a balanced DAC but I could not really justify the price increase to go fully balanced stack just yet and I prioritized the Arya and amp first. Maybe one day when i get the itch I’ll get the matching X16 DAC

I have the arya and the H16. I have not tried the Arya with an A90 but I have tried it with the A50s and my old Drop LCX. compared to the A50s and LCX, the H16 has just a tad more warmth and gives the low end a "thicker" sound (which I find quite nice). It still retains all of the detail and...

Hi All, I've just received my new Aryas about 3 days ago and I am already absolutely loving it, most definitely the endgame for me since I do not like the idea of collecting multiple headphones. Here is my situation now, I always hear that the Aryas scale well with more and better...

So I've got a usability question for anyone who can chime in about the LCX. I've got one just shipped out to me and I am now making a decision on the cables for it. I intend to run it off balanced obviously to my Edition XX cans. I also intend to connect my desktop speakers (nothing special...