Sorry guys, been completely wiped out with flu, only just back in the land of the living. My thoughts at the moment are... JDS Labs Element Burston Play or a Schiit Modi 3 and Magni or Vali combination Truth is I am still confused as to what to go with, I really do want to keep my AKGs tho...

Hey guys, how would a Burson Audio Play Amp/Dac fare with these cans?

Thanks Miori & richard51, some great points there from AKG users ;-) I really want to get the best out of this headphone now, I have so much music to play through them. Do I just get a DAC for now, see if there is an improvement on sound using my Denon. Or just go straight to an integrated...

Hi Miori, thanks for the info, so do you have the AKGs, what amp/dac do you use?

Hi ProtegeManiac, a very thorough reply which I really appreciate. Currently I am using the headphone socket on the Denon to drive the AKGs, the only data I can get on the amp is 170 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo). Speaker load impedance 6Ω to 16Ω. This is a 30kg amp which is probably 17...

I must say that the Audio-GD is high up on my list, thanks for the input.

Hi, I am a newbie and a headphone virgin to boot, so please, any help on this would be great. I have just bought a second hand pair of AKG K340s, all seem in good order (have red drivers) so not bass heavy and it shows. I tested them out using Audirvana running from an iMac via 3.5mm to SPDIF...