The last few months since the earlier meet, I've been experimenting with various lower tier headphones from the dark to the light (Sennheiser HD650, Denon AH-D2000, NAD VISO HP50, HiFiMan HE-400S, Oppo PM3 - was on the loaner program, AKG Q701 - sold this last one). I've been listening on a mix of USB DAC/AMP and inexpensive Schiit amplifiers:
- Fulla
- Magni 2
- Vali
- Valhalla (black)
I found that I have become a solid state advocate, and the amp I'm using now simply has lower gain (1 versus the 1.5 of the Magni 2) and better volume knob. So eventually these will all go to eBay "heaven". I can certainly wait the
now one week and bring these to the meet to let people listen for free
Love to share - love to hear your tastes and impressions. I find I've learned a lot from letting an audio friend borrow stuff and then hearing what he has to say a few days later. Now I'm just waiting for a new DAC to fall off the FedEx truck so I can bring it too and give you all a final list of what I plan to show. But I can certainly show up with all the Schiit stuff in boxes, and plug in for anyone who cares to have a listen.