Dac/Amp to drive Sennheiser HD6XX and Shure SRH1540 ??

Jan 14, 2017 at 10:36 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 5

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Looking for Dac/Amp to drive Sennheiser HD6XX and Shure SRH1540... I tried Fulla 2 from Schiit and did not like the sound... In my opinion poor highs and lows. Sounded thin and unnatural... I prefered my Dragonfly and returned Fulla 2. I need a desktop unit (or units) that would fit on a desk. Do not have to be tiny... And need be a higher build quality. Under 500-600 preferably. I am very interested in Grace Massdrop unit, but it seems that it is not a great match with HD6** series. 
 
Any others? Desktop only. Not portables... Thanks
 
Jan 14, 2017 at 11:13 PM Post #2 of 5
  Looking for Dac/Amp to drive Sennheiser HD6XX and Shure SRH1540... I tried Fulla 2 from Schiit and did not like the sound... In my opinion poor highs and lows. Sounded thin and unnatural... I prefered my Dragonfly and returned Fulla 2. I need a desktop unit (or units) that would fit on a desk. Do not have to be tiny... And need be a higher build quality. Under 500-600 preferably. I am very interested in Grace Massdrop unit, but it seems that it is not a great match with HD6** series. 
 
Any others? Desktop only. Not portables... Thanks

 
AudioGD NFB-11
 
Jan 15, 2017 at 1:50 PM Post #3 of 5
Modi Multibit and Vali 2. Probably the best pairing under $500 for the hd650/6xx. Will power just about anything else you might buy in the future as well (except maybe the HE-6).

Audio-GD makes some good stuff if your looking for an all-in-one unit.
 
Jan 15, 2017 at 1:51 PM Post #4 of 5
I can vouch for Audio-GD. I have the NFB-28, and it surpassed my expectations. My HD6XX and LCD-2.2F sound unbelievable on it.

If the 11 is even close to the 28, it will suite your needs wonderfully.
 
Jan 15, 2017 at 8:32 PM Post #5 of 5
  Looking for Dac/Amp to drive Sennheiser HD6XX and Shure SRH1540... I tried Fulla 2 from Schiit and did not like the sound... In my opinion poor highs and lows. Sounded thin and unnatural... I prefered my Dragonfly and returned Fulla 2. I need a desktop unit (or units) that would fit on a desk. Do not have to be tiny... And need be a higher build quality. Under 500-600 preferably. I am very interested in Grace Massdrop unit, but it seems that it is not a great match with HD6** series. 
 
Any others? Desktop only. Not portables... Thanks

 
I would think the DragonFly on it's own is fine for driving the 46-Ohm SRH1540.
Get the Darkvoice 336SE ($214-$250) for driving the 300-Ohm HD6XX.
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/dark-voice-366se
 

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