[dfnj123]

I just ordered a new pair of Ultrasone HFI-780 and I'm interested in getting an amp/DAC for it to use out of my Macbook Pro...
 
The two options that keep on coming up in my searches are UDAC-2 and the Fiio e7, but I'm interested in other people's opinions.
 
I'm looking to spend around $100-150 and using it out of my laptop would be the main usage, but portability for MP3 players (iPhone) would a great addition as well... Any ideas on matches?
 
 

 

[cifani090]

The E7 would be your best best, buy better than that would be a Pico or a TTVJ Slim

 

 

[dfnj123]

 
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The E7 would be your best best, buy better than that would be a Pico or a TTVJ Slim

 

I'm sure those amps would be better haha... they also cost about twice the amount I paid for the headphones 

 
The E7 did seem to be the better fit when I was searching for information.  Someone said in a thread from a few years ago that the 780's sound best when paired with a warm sounding amp, which seems to be the sound signature of the E7... Thanks for the help...
 
Any other opinions on a good Amp/DAC fit are welcome!
 

 

[nyjets28]

stretch your budget a little bit and get a leckerton uha-4...i placed my order yesterday and am anxiously awaiting. 

 

[dfnj123]

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stretch your budget a little bit and get a leckerton uha-4...i placed my order yesterday and am anxiously awaiting. 

Whoa!  Those look nice... I'm differently comfortable stretching my budget.  I really don't want to enter the $200+ range, but $179 is completely reasonable as long as it that much better of a product (which it seems it is based off what I'm reading about it)...
 
Anyone have personal experience using the UHA-4 with a HFI-780?

 

[nyjets28]

its an excellent price for a nice piece of equipment that can pull double duty - as a dac/amp and a portable amp. the ibasso d10 is also a very good option, but that is limited in the terms of the battery - you have to use 9V and on that I believe battery life is relatively short compared to the uha-4

 

[dfnj123]

Yeah, it's certainly an added benefit to have a good battery life, but it's also not a "must" have feature for me (though it was be great to have)... I plan on using whatever amp/DAC I buy pretty much 99% of the time out of my laptop's USB port...

 

[nyjets28]

then you def should consider the D4 (that's what i meant before too, not the D10) as well. check out headphoneaddict's review on dac/amps and also skylab's reviews on portable amps - the D4 is a very very good dac/amp. 

 

[gbamboo]

I only heard some good things about E7