[theguynextdoor]

Hey guys

This is my first thread on this amazing forum

I listen to prog rock 60s 70s 80s metal classical jazz fusion ost.

My archive consist of vinyl rips dsd 5.6 mhz flac 24 bit /96 khz flac 24 bit /192 khz, sacd & 24 bit/ 48 khz mqa hi-res music

I enjoy neutral sound with high detail & good Soundstage & percision.

So I'm looking for a ballanced dsd capable dac and headphone amp, studio monitor headphone & active speaker to built my whole audio system. I'm lookin for studio monitor for video editing & music listening.

I am looking at topping e50 dac & smsl d-6s dac, schiit magni heretic op amp beyerdynamics dt 880 premium 250 ohm, maudio bx5 d3 5 inch or Yamaha hs5 5 inch studio monitor.

How's the smsl d-6s sounds & performs compare to topping e50? D6s has a bit better measurement compare to e50.

How does the dt 880 premium 250 sound with schiit magni heretic op amp? Can schiit magni heretic handle dt 880 premium 600 ohm as well?

Was looking for a ballanced passive preamp with volume knob to switch between studio monitor & headphone found this one on amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Nobsound-Ful...refix=passive+ballanced+preamp,aps,344&sr=8-3

Will get an ifi ipower 5v low noise power supply for topping e50 to get the best sound out of it with darker background.


My budget is 600 bucks for dac, amp, preamp & headphone. If there are better options feel free to recommend me.


I will hook up the topping e50 dac usb input to windows pc & android smartphone. I will hook tv optical output to the dac optical input as well. So how can I hook up an old sansa clip plus mp3 player to the topping e50 dac input? Should I use 3.5 mm to usb adapter? Or should I use 3.5 mm to spdif cable?

Any help will be appreciated

Regards

 

[Thomasr]

I can tell you that the SMSL HO200 drives the DT-880 600ohm comfortably and sounds really nice, but getting that combo plus a suitable DAC (I have the DO200 mk2) might be a challenge within your budget.

An all-in-one from Topping or SMSL pushing 5W or more per channel should be able to drive 600 ohms, but another option to consider is the Bottlehead Crack OTL amp - I haven't heard this with the DT-880/600 but everyone says it's a sublime combo.

 

[theguynextdoor]

I can tell you that the SMSL HO200 drives the DT-880 600ohm comfortably and sounds really nice, but getting that combo plus a suitable DAC (I have the DO200 mk2) might be a challenge.

An all-in-one from Topping or SMSL pushing 5W or more per channel should be able to drive 600 ohms, but another option to consider is the Bottlehead Crack OTL amp - I haven't heard this with the DT-880/600 but everyone says it's a sublime combo.

Hi thanks for your reply
I was looking at topping e50 dac or smsl d-6s dac both for 170 bucks couldn't decide which amp is better for dt 880 premium 250 ohm my choices are schiit magni+ for 79 bucks, schiit magni heretic for 79 bucks or topping l30 ii amp for 120 bucks
At 170 are there any better options than dt 880 premium?

 

[Thomasr]

The 880/250 should be a lot less demanding than the 880/600 when it comes to voltage swing. I can't speak to all the amp and DAC options you listed, but if you're price-conscious, going with an all-in-one will be cheaper than separate amp and DAC.