[Alexei1337]

I have £300 to spend, and a need a good amp and dac combo (or separate doesn't really matter I listen to FLAC through my computer, so the quality there is good I love my denons, as i listen to a lot of bass heavy music, drum and bass, dubstep and the headphones perform great on more trebely songs as well What would be your suggestions,
Cheers,
Alexei 

 

[Alexei1337]

Any replies PLZ

 

[BleaK]

The 2k's are not so hard to drive. I use a dacmagic with a hybrid amp, but if I could choose again I would go for a dac/amp combo.
 
Read about the the matrix mini-i, audio gd fun or maybe the yulong d100. They fit your price and I think they would go well with the Denons. And if you ever want to upgrade your system, you will still have a decent dac.
 
Happy hunting!

 

[Alexei1337]

I was looking at the dacmagic, Its supposed to be very highly rated, but does it live up to that?

 

[Mikae]

I have the same Denon and a Yulong U100. Though I don't have many references to compare it with, I think the combo sounds great and is definitely an improvement over the stock soundcard. My ears began to hurt looong before I reached the 12 o'clock position, so the amp is good enough for ear-bleeding volumes.
If you have any specific questions you can ask me!

 

[BleaK]

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I was looking at the dacmagic, Its supposed to be very highly rated, but does it live up to that?

It is not the best DAC I've heard, but it does its job really well!
 
I would still recommend a dac/amp combo for the d2k