seems majority of dave owners are using it with headphones. is anybody using dave directly to power amp and speakers set up ? I have Hugo and despite headphones giving slightly more details , I prefer my speaker set up with Hugo as it gives the feel of being right in front of the performers !
Although my experience with DAVE is fairly short so far, I am certain that I will be using it with my speaker-based system more than with headphones. Since I have an integrated amp, I don't run it in "digital preamp" mode, I run it in "DAC" mode. Perhaps when Chord comes out with the "digital amp" that Rob is working on, I'll try the DAVE direct-to-amp.
I find that the depth one hears with headphones is simply greater in magnitude with speakers. Of course there are other aspects (e.g., micro details) that one hears more easily with headphones. They both have a time and place.