I made the mistake of buying the AKG. Just buy the DT880, it sounds a lot nicer!

Sorry Thomassoup, we kind of hijacked your thread. If you buy something that "doesn't compliment" your gear, you can return it within a short amount of time. 

Seriously blind test between your amps. Best case, you are happy with your equipment. Worst case, I just saved you hundreds and you can sleep better at night. I was stating evidence that amps are arbitrary as long as they have the required amount of power to drive your headphones.   Well i...

I was using the q701 and tried it again with the sony H3. I used various flac and 320kbps songs with winamp. I understand your disbelief,  I was actually completely convinced that the fiio e10 was my lyr the first time. lol Then I turned around..     I haven't used planars, which is why I left...

He makes a great point. I suggest the fiio e10 as a dac+amp. As far as amps go, I did blind testing with I and someone else and neither of us could tell the difference between a fiio E10 and schiit's $450 Lyr. Maybe a great dac makes a difference, but the fiio e10 or e10K sounds as good as an...

I've become completely content with the Sony XMA-H3 :)

Hey, I am interested in hearing how this turned out. Did you buy speakers yet? I am in a very similar situation.

For those having trouble with it, you do have to shut down add blocker, ghostery, and any extensions in chrome that will stop the widget from working. 

Maybe they didn't like our ideas. lol

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  I have the q701. I agree with him. I say that if you are already enjoying your phones as-is, it is likely not worth the upgrade at all. From testing that I have done, there is no audible difference between a fiio e10's amp, and a schiit Lyr.  It is possible that there is a quality difference...

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