Abouna
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OK, before biting the bullet I feel I need to throw a wrench into the works.
As I stated, he listens to pretty much 100% Classical. The listening will be divided between his laptop and his 256k MUVO, which does NOT have a lot of output. When cycling he will use his Creative CX300s. That said:
- I'm a bit concerned about the LDM not being very portable for use while cycling, as the PA2V2 clearly is.
- On the other hand, it doesn't sound like a good idea to mix the 580s with a PA2V2. Is this a good argument for the 501s (I know, I thought we had this hashed out already, sorry).
In other words, if he wants an amp for both IEMs and the big cans, should I reconsider the 501s (though I AM concerned about the soundstage)? Or should I go for the 580s unamplified (can a laptop drive these?) and just get him the PA2V2 for his IEM's?
As I stated, he listens to pretty much 100% Classical. The listening will be divided between his laptop and his 256k MUVO, which does NOT have a lot of output. When cycling he will use his Creative CX300s. That said:
- I'm a bit concerned about the LDM not being very portable for use while cycling, as the PA2V2 clearly is.
- On the other hand, it doesn't sound like a good idea to mix the 580s with a PA2V2. Is this a good argument for the 501s (I know, I thought we had this hashed out already, sorry).
In other words, if he wants an amp for both IEMs and the big cans, should I reconsider the 501s (though I AM concerned about the soundstage)? Or should I go for the 580s unamplified (can a laptop drive these?) and just get him the PA2V2 for his IEM's?