[Sonic Defender]

You would be able to spend very little and get the Topping L30 II for example and should expect excellent performance. There would be no reason that spending more money would yield any audible benefit as the Topping has plenty of power and is audibly transparent in every way that matters. There are of course other considerations why we like to purchase more expensive than absolutely required gear, no judgement at all meant, but if anybody is looking for the bang for the buck feeling, the Topping amp would provide that.

 

[ishmaelk]

What did you think? That your "incredibly expensive" headphones will sound great out of mediocre amps and DAC's?
And by the way, Violectrics new amps start at 1200€ with the V222, not cheap but good enough for "early endgame" imho.
In my experience Violectrics are great allrounders, almost everything I plugged in sounded at least good.

Absolutely! It should sound perfect plugged to a banana phone!
I've had very good experience with Violectric, too. I owned a V100 amp, that I got rid of because we all make mistakes. And I make a lot.

 

[P007]

You would be able to spend very little and get the Topping L30 II for example and should expect excellent performance. There would be no reason that spending more money would yield any audible benefit as the Topping has plenty of power and is audibly transparent in every way that matters. There are of course other considerations why we like to purchase more expensive than absolutely required gear, no judgement at all meant, but if anybody is looking for the bang for the buck feeling, the Topping amp would provide that.

JDS atom is also great, or element for the DAC combo.

 

[pk4425]

And if you want really good sounding budget amps there is only Schiit.

Ha. John Seaber from JDS Labs replies, "Please hold my beer."

 

[Empyah]

Ha. John Seaber from JDS Labs replies, "Please hold my beer."

Changed it to "some of" and added JDS Labs.

 

[Sonic Defender]

JDS atom is also great, or element for the DAC combo.

No argument here. The Topping recommendation for me was very pertinent due to the amount of power it swings. I don't remember the specifications for the Atom, but I do believe that it also has some drive.

 

[FYFL]

You would be able to spend very little and get the Topping L30 II for example and should expect excellent performance. There would be no reason that spending more money would yield any audible benefit as the Topping has plenty of power and is audibly transparent in every way that matters. There are of course other considerations why we like to purchase more expensive than absolutely required gear, no judgement at all meant, but if anybody is looking for the bang for the buck feeling, the Topping amp would provide that.

It's not transparent and it's just ok when it worked. My l30 has been dead for almost a year. Just died for no apparent reason so be cautious when buying these cheap "wonders".

 

[jarnopp]

Hi, everyone.
I haven't had my Aeon 2 Closed for long (a couple of weeks only), so I'm still discovering them.
I have been trying them single ended and balanced, using a Jotunheim 2.
I thought the macrodynamics of the A2C improved considerably. Of course, that could be the result of the different performance of the two outputs, although I never considered the SE of the Jotunheim 2 behind the balanced, at all.
Has anyone noticed this too?
Anyway, if it was already discussed, I apologize. I did a search and didn't find anything.

Chord Mojo2 is a perfect pairing for me. Add Poly for portability. Also, do yourself a favor and get the perforated pads (A2C Noire style) for an improved sonic profile. All IMHO. Enjoy!

 

[zadillo]

Chord Mojo2 is a perfect pairing for me. Add Poly for portability. Also, do yourself a favor and get the perforated pads (A2C Noire style) for an improved sonic profile. All IMHO. Enjoy!

Seconding the pads - I got a used pair of A2C which I’m enjoying, but finally decided to order the perforated pads from DCA and they are a nice improvement

 

[iFi audio]

(e.g. iFi Zen Can)

Much appreciated!

 

[cuprajake]

These arrived today. Not even had a listen yet.

Cables rubber though, I thought they were braided

 

[zadillo]

These arrived today. Not even had a listen yet.



Cables rubber though, I thought they were braided

I bought some braided ones from Hart Audio that have been great

 

[PointyFox]

I've got a braided XLR cable I'd sell you if you want XLR.

 

[Mr Trev]

These arrived today. Not even had a listen yet.



Cables rubber though, I thought they were braided

Hey, headphones match the electronics!
DCA changed things up. My pair came with a fabric sheathed cable. Still not braided, but I prefer unbraided cables anyways.

 

[cuprajake]

These actually came with a spare cable bit it's 4.4mm pentagon.

Sods law as I've just got rid of a balance ifi zen can