Hello, dear Headphone enthusiasts,
this is my first post and I've signed up to ask this question.
I'm still using my first ever GOOD headphones AKG K701 for over 8 years. I've modified them but it lacks depth and I wish the sound to be more refined and clear.
My current setup is AKG K701 and Fiio K3, I had different headphones before but always choose my K701.
I had also the DT990 600Ohm they didn't sound bad but the stage was too narrow and it didn't sound natural to me, more like a vibrating sheet of metal.
So my dream would be to buy the Abyss AB-1266. I sadly don't know which amplifier I would need for it, but my guess would be the Elf Audio XIAUDIO Formula S or Kinki Studio Vision THR-1.
I also know someone who works at Sennheiser and I would get a -50% off the price. So brand new Sennheiser HD800S would actually cost me 650-750 Euros.
I was also thinking about the HD800S combined with the RME ADI-2 DAC. This setup would cost about 1750 Euros.
My question would also be, is there a huge difference between the 10k Abyss AB-1266 setup and the HD800S setup? I'm paying almost 6x the price and I wonder if I'm at least getting 2x the sound quality. 10k is a lot of money for me, it's 4month of saving.
But dreams are to be achieved right?
I'm a hobby web developer and I listen to music all day, each day for hours. I numbers, about 60-80h a day, yes on my AKG K701.
I would be very thankful for any help.
this is my first post and I've signed up to ask this question.
I'm still using my first ever GOOD headphones AKG K701 for over 8 years. I've modified them but it lacks depth and I wish the sound to be more refined and clear.
My current setup is AKG K701 and Fiio K3, I had different headphones before but always choose my K701.
I had also the DT990 600Ohm they didn't sound bad but the stage was too narrow and it didn't sound natural to me, more like a vibrating sheet of metal.
So my dream would be to buy the Abyss AB-1266. I sadly don't know which amplifier I would need for it, but my guess would be the Elf Audio XIAUDIO Formula S or Kinki Studio Vision THR-1.
I also know someone who works at Sennheiser and I would get a -50% off the price. So brand new Sennheiser HD800S would actually cost me 650-750 Euros.
I was also thinking about the HD800S combined with the RME ADI-2 DAC. This setup would cost about 1750 Euros.
My question would also be, is there a huge difference between the 10k Abyss AB-1266 setup and the HD800S setup? I'm paying almost 6x the price and I wonder if I'm at least getting 2x the sound quality. 10k is a lot of money for me, it's 4month of saving.
But dreams are to be achieved right?
I'm a hobby web developer and I listen to music all day, each day for hours. I numbers, about 60-80h a day, yes on my AKG K701.
I would be very thankful for any help.