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Hello!
 
I recently purchased an DT990, and am fairly new to power hungry headphones/amps/DACs
 
I'm looking for an OTL amplifier, preferably one that is able to power other headphones I may purchase in the future without hesitation. I would prefer the Amp and DAC be seperate, if possible.
 
Currently, I want to press the trigger on the Schiit Valhalla + Bifrost Uber w/ USB Gen 2. However it's coming to $850 after the upgrades on the DAC. I'm wondering if there are other Amp/DAC combo's that could give more bang for buck in the $850-$650 range before I commit to the Schiit.

 

[PurpleAngel]

  Hello!
 
I recently purchased an DT990, and am fairly new to power hungry headphones/amps/DACs
 
I'm looking for an OTL amplifier, preferably one that is able to power other headphones I may purchase in the future without hesitation. I would prefer the Amp and DAC be seperate, if possible.
 
Currently, I want to press the trigger on the Schiit Valhalla + Bifrost Uber w/ USB Gen 2. However it's coming to $850 after the upgrades on the DAC. I'm wondering if there are other Amp/DAC combo's that could give more bang for buck in the $850-$650 range before I commit to the Schiit.

For the DT990, you might be over spending for a DAC/Amp.
I would suggest getting a Bravo Ocean tube amplifier ($120).
DAC?
Is this for a Win PC setup?
Is the setup just for music? or movies? or gaming?

 

[ragequit]

  For the DT990, you might be over spending for a DAC/Amp.
I would suggest getting a Bravo Ocean tube amplifier ($120).
DAC?
Is this for a Win PC setup?
Is the setup just for music? or movies? or gaming?

I took a quick glance of the reviews on the Bravo Ocean amp, unfortunately it seems to  be not ideal electronic dance music.
 
As for my setup, it's a Win PC where the use would be roughly 70% music, 25% movies/tv, and 5% gaming.

 

[PurpleAngel]

  I took a quick glance of the reviews on the Bravo Ocean amp, unfortunately it seems to  be not ideal electronic dance music.
 
As for my setup, it's a Win PC where the use would be roughly 70% music, 25% movies/tv, and 5% gaming.

For the amount of cash your willing to spend on an audio setup, I would assume you would want to spend a lot more on headphones.
 
If you were willing to not get tube and go solid state, there is the Audio-GD NFB-15.32 DAC/amp, $255+shipping.
Dual DAC chips and an amplifier that can easily drive 600-Ohm headphones.