[songmic]

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Sorry for being completely off topic frm the previous posts. Anybody has good experience with amp Dac combo that are good with the th-900 (separated or integrated) below 500 usd.

Sound sig looking for is anything but bright.

So far, the brands I have seen popping out are not available here locally. Any recommendations?

 
If your budget is below 500 USD, seriously consider this. You'll be doing your TH900 a fair treat with this one.
http://shop.grantfidelity.com/Yulong-D100-MKII-ASRC-D-A-Converter.html

 

[myap2328]

If your budget is below 500 USD, seriously consider this. You'll be doing your TH900 a fair treat with this one.
http://shop.grantfidelity.com/Yulong-D100-MKII-ASRC-D-A-Converter.html

So supposedly in your opinion, this is better than the one you mentioned in your earlier posts. Was it audinst mx or smth like that.

 

[Greed]

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If your budget is below 500 USD, seriously consider this. You'll be doing your TH900 a fair treat with this one.
http://shop.grantfidelity.com/Yulong-D100-MKII-ASRC-D-A-Converter.html

 
+1 on this suggestion.
 
I'd also look into the Burson HA-160D, it might be tad over $500 but not much and it is a really good unit also.

 

[songmic]

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I'd also look into the Burson HA-160D, it might be tad over $500 but not much and it is a really good unit also.

 
Although it's a decent piece of gear, I found the HA-160 and Soloist sibilant and too airy sounding with the TH900. The headphone amp section of the HA-160D is equivalent to the HA-160 so I doubt it'll be much different. The Burson amps play nicely with the warm rich sound of LCD-2/3, but not as well with the V-shaped sound signature of TH900.

 

[MacedonianHero]

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Hmm... what are you running your TH-900's with? 
 
Edit: My comment was irrelevant, everyone hears different. Although I'm still curious about the treble. I found the treble to much smoother, and crisp. No signs of the hot treble that I experienced with the D7000. Are you D7000's modded or stock?

That was a fatal flaw for the D7000s for me...the overly "active" treble. Something that is much improved on by the TH-900s.

 

[Greed]

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Although it's a decent piece of gear, I found the HA-160 and Soloist sibilant and too airy sounding with the TH900. The headphone amp section of the HA-160D is equivalent to the HA-160 so I doubt it'll be much different. The Burson amps play nicely with the warm rich sound of LCD-2/3, but not as well with the V-shaped sound signature of TH900.

 
I agree the treble can become somewhat fatiguing with the HA-160, I still find it a decent pairing when you consider the price. The one thing I loved about the Burson was that is played fairly well with everything I threw at it, sort of a good all-arounder, but I can agree when you break it down and compare it to more top flight amps/dacs you will quickly hear the flaws. 

 

[Greed]

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That was a fatal flaw for the D7000s for me...the overly "active" treble. Something that is much improved on by the TH-900s.

 
And the booming mid-bass on every track... just gets a bit overexaggerated at times. Especially if you are trying to listen to music where the bass is not the emphasized to begin with.

 

[MacedonianHero]

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And the booming mid-bass on every track... just gets a bit overexaggerated at times. Especially if you are trying to listen to music where the bass is not the emphasized to begin with.

That too...and a bit flabby while we're at it.

 

[namaiki]

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So supposedly in your opinion, this is better than the one you mentioned in your earlier posts. Was it audinst mx or smth like that.

I wouldn't recommend the Audinst HUD-MX1 though. It was a bit bright, grainy (there must be a treble spike somewhere, if it is possible for that to be present in a DAC/amp unit) and not very dynamic sounding to my ears.
 
I much definitely prefer my DACport (with 1 ohm output impedance option) over it, though it is out of your budget and I do not know how it compares to the other offerings mentioned here.
 
edit: was the budget $300? Can't recall if I actually read that somewhere...

 

[myap2328]

I wouldn't recommend the Audinst HUD-MX1 though. It was a bit bright, grainy (there must be a treble spike somewhere, if it is possible for that to be present in a DAC/amp unit) and not very dynamic sounding to my ears.

I much definitely prefer my DACport (with 1 ohm output impedance option) over it, though it is out of your budget and I do not know how it compares to the other offerings mentioned here.

edit: was the budget $300? Can't recall if I actually read that somewhere...

The DacPort sounds interesting because the Yulong D100 doesn't seem to be available here, but will definitely check it out too.

[Edit: How about the Audioquest Dragonfly and Matrix M-Stage]

 

[Trendin]

Sorry to jump into the discussion here, but would you guys recommend the woo audio wa7 as an amp for these headphones? if i have a budget of 1000$ and i need a USB dac & headphones amp, what would be the best option?

 

[Greed]

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Sorry to jump into the discussion here, but would you guys recommend the woo audio wa7 as an amp for these headphones? if i have a budget of 1000$ and i need a USB dac & headphones amp, what would be the best option?

 
Yes, AnakChan has expressed some comments about the pairing and his general consensus was that it was an excellent pairing. 

 

[Trendin]

Awesome, good to know

 

[Luv My BASS 1]

Is it weird that I saw this motorcycle today and immediately thought of the TH900? Is it the color? It's gotta be the color

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Hmm. just noticed Garfield sitting on the handlebars. Is that safe? 

 

[twizzleraddict]

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Is it weird that I saw this motorcycle today and immediately thought of the TH900? Is it the color? It's gotta be the color

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Hmm. just noticed Garfield sitting on the handlebars. Is that safe? 

 
Yup, that looks almost like it. I also love the fact that you have a savings jar for the TH900. You might want to do some crowdsource funding to get to your goal faster.