I don't believe it does, but i'm not entirely sure either. I wont be using XLR with the stax specifically, I was just alluding to it being convenient to have those present in the event I ever picked up some planar headphones or wanted to power my X2's. The energizer would tack an extra 200 onto...

I actually did look at the bifrost multibit at first before looking more towards the Aune S6, and it was really just for the additional inputs like the balanced XLR out and the UI. I wouldn't really need the S6's amp function since the Stax have their own specifically for it iirc, but in the...

I'll take that into consideration, thanks very much for your recommendations! I'm definitely sold on the Stax

Would you recommend -against- the Aune S6 as a DAC/AMP? only reason I ask is cause I was looking for a slightly larger unit to have on a kind of "media shelf" next to this really snazzy chaise, i like to do my listening away from my desk. Its roughly the same price as the mojo but its got some...

I can respect that. I think I was looking to say I'm looking for a more "personal" sound rather than something particularly spacious. The X2's have a very v-shaped sound and I feel like vocals just aren't forward enough, so that's more the specifics. Thanks for the amp recommendation, I wasn't...

Howdy! New member of the forum here, (long time lurker) and relatively new to the realm of high-fidelity audio. I've been blessed with a promotion at work so I've decided to finally treat myself to some really quality audio products. I'm currently using a set of fidelio X2's running directly to...