CWillCalho
New Head-Fier
What's your opinion of the Cambridge Audio Cambridge DacMagic Plus?
How about the HA-1?
Thoughts JDL Atom + ol dac?
No it will not. Newer portable amps support the 4.4mm standard, and you can get adapters that would take the 4.4mm terminated HD800S cable and the adapter itself terminates into a 2.5mm TRRS to be used with what is still the most typical balanced input option for portable gear. The new FiiO amp modules feature a 4.4mm input, but depending on how loud you like playback, might be a little short on power for the HD800S. I am using one such module with the HD700 on my Q5 and on low gain I have to turn the amp almost full volume to reach my preferred playback volume so given that the HD800S is a little tougher to drive not sure even with high gain what the results would be.Thank you for that recommendation. That fits in more with my budget. Another question; I notice that the 800S comes with a balanced 4.4 mm plug. Will that work in my Oppo HA2?
high impedance of amp is must for High OHM headphones like HD800S, hd650 and Beyers.The Sennheiser HDV 820 is the best amp I have used for the HD800S. I have not tried many amps but the HDV 820 was even better than my Hugo TT2. I sold my HD800S so I have the amp up for sale at Audiogon.
I very much liked my HD800S + HDV820 system and the sound was as the designer intended. Sennheiser worked very hard on the tuning and I never felt adding an outboard DAC made sense. I think you’ll find the HD800S + HDV820 is a fine system and that anything more is excess.Just bought another pair of HD800S( had already 4 of them of which 2 were without S/ sold them all over time as there was always something new and more shiny/hyped)and ordered a HDV820 to go with it.
Had them with WA22, Taurus, Audio GD Phoenix, Violectric etc but never was quite happy, so this will be a combination as intended by A.Grell and I am sure it will be awesome.
Interesting to see if the internal dac has better synergy than my Pavane...must have.
It was actually one of your posts that triggered my interest in the HDV820, also the price was tempting.I very much liked my HD800S + HDV820 system and the sound was as the designer intended. Sennheiser worked very hard on the tuning and I never felt adding an outboard DAC made sense. I think you’ll find the HD800S + HDV820 is a fine system and that anything more is excess,