musicasmedicine
100+ Head-Fier
Humans have very short echoic memory. This is due to us only being able to scan/assess the sound once before the memory is made. I don’t doubt that you believe there’s a difference between different dac/amps - placebo effect is extremely strong when it comes to devices that are thousands more than others.Not sure I have a Chord TT2 and tried many Dac/Amps prior. I think there is a definate difference but its more subtle. More casual listeners will probabaly not notice a difference I think.
In any case, this hobby is about enjoyment. If you enjoy researching and purchasing expensive dac/amps then all the power to you. Being a scientist and in medical school, I typically like to follow the evidence. Unfortunately/fortunately, the evidence shows that unless a dac/amp is poorly designed or underpowered for a specific headphone, you shouldn’t notice a difference.