Quote: Thinking about picking the 250ohm model. Maybe the 32ohm, but most likely not. I'm going for the one that the majority points out as the "most balanced", which seems to be the DDT880/250 as far as I could tell. I'm not really considering buying a sound card nor the FiiO combo...

Quote: My onboard does not have optical out so I would need to buy a 3.5mm to optical cable. It's an option though.   Quote: Almost everyone said that. But I guess I'll end up sticking with the Maverick TM D1 and, if I like the sound, I'll purchase a tube amp, maybe the MK3 or...

FA003 is actually are out of stock at GB-Audiobase. If you try to purchase it, it'll load a page where you can add you e-mail to be notified when they restock. Thanks for pointing it out though.   Searching a little more about the Maverick, found that the limitation of using the USB as...

So, I thought about using the combo E7+E9 but since it was almost everyone said that tube amp was the best choice (because it would balance well the sound) for DT880 I discarded this option. Is the Maverick's pre-amp strong enough to use it as a DAC/Amp combo? And you said that the USB...

Hi. Yet another newcomer to the forum and hifi equipment. Read quite a few reviews and got interested in buying the DT880. Maybe it's too much for the 1st hifi gear (maybe I should go with the so famous M50) but anyway. Guess it's pretty obvious that I do not have any other gear such as...