I would be very curious with Elears on a balance set up. I use my Marantz from FLAC CDs from computer or Tidal.To me it sounds great already. I can't imagine even better but I am sure it is. 

Minidisc is in my opinion an acceptable quality given it's compression to a smaller size er ahh "mini disc." A blast from the past for sure. 

I am still in somewhat of a state of disbelief in how much a good DAC and good headphones turn music into a real bona fide experience. It's as if the Dac is picking up otherwise lost music coding 0s and 1s into a much more rich accurate signal. hmmmmmm I am using a Marantz Dac 1 and Focal...

I can tell anyone that for the last couple days I have been nothing less than impressed with the sound of my Elears. Good thing I cannot audition the Utopias cuz that would break me. Ha!

Hi Mac, I am pretty new to this forum myself but love all these hi res gadgets and things. Welcome!

What about comparing the new HD800S? The black updated version with the Elear?

Sublime is a good descriptive......

Nice, it all starts somewhere. I may have to get a pair of HD600s or 650s to see what all the fuss is about. Lol. I am certain they are serving your current needs. Seems as though the 600s were the standard set for mnay years. I'd really like a pair of HD800S' but at their price, ouch...

What four sets of cans do yoy have now?

I have to say that there are so many very good headphones though. Even great ones. I would really like to have one of each of them!!! The Elears are the first pair I've bought in this price class.

Yes they are that good. Lol.

I'm still working on the day when I will have "too many cans" to list. Ha!

I bet it does sound great. There is so much out there to pick from. I have also been checking out some of the Questyle pieces and oh my are they pricey.

My Elears are coming in tomorrow and I will be running them through an HA-1. I have also ordered a balanced cable for them also. There seems to be to kind of people on here, ones that love the HA-1 and ones that don't. Personally I could not be happier with it, I think it will be a great match...

Not sure about the Mojo but I would think it would depend on what you want in a dac/amp. For example basic or connectivity, or lots of connecting options. I am in the same boat. I received my Elears today and need to upgrade. I am looking at an Oppo Ha-1 and a few others.