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It's funny you should say that..because I came from the hifiman 400i and I felt the same way! Went from open (beyerdynamics dt990 600ohm) to hifiman 400i, which I loved for the added subbas. Never owned a pair of closed cans and I was really sceptical...but the aeon closed are a treat! And if you can, you can tweak the bass to your liking. I bought them after I paired them to my RME ADI-2 DAC -> Oppo Ha1 -> Aeon closed. Bit I have run my hifiman i400 through them and there is no contest. Sure, not as airy, but I'm flabbergasted how open the aeons sound so open as a closed can, with the added detail! Just my 2 cents.Really debating jumping on the Aeon closed. Been using he400i's for a long time now out of a schiit stack. Now I need a closed headphone and these are a top contender. Do you think its worth it with the schiit stack or that I should start saving for something like a chord mojo as well if I'm gonna bite? In NYC and would love to know a few places to audition them if anyone has ideas.
It's not clear from the JDS Element specs that they can get down to the Æon Closed's low 13 Ohm impedance with enough power. You could instead try a Schiit stack of a Modi 3 DAC and a Magni amp for less cost and more power. Or a Schiit Jotunheim with a DAC module, more expensive but even more powerful. The sky is the limit, though, my current Æon amp and DAC stack cost > $2k and the headphones do it justice.Would a jds element be enough juice? I've read these are pretty easy to get running, but they can still be a little power hungry
If you have the JDS Element already, just start with it and decide after you listen for a while. In audio, it's best to change one thing at a time to learn what works for you.Hmm, well I guess I can worry more about that once/if I actually win. I knew I would probably have to upgrade to something beefier eventually, just didn't think it would be so soon after I got my first real desktop amp/dac. Schitt looks like a good option though, they seem to really pack some power per $!
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