I'm about to buy some new headphones - likely the Hifiman Arya Organic.
I'll use these with my Uniti Nova when not using speakers, but I want a new amp setup in my office I can also plug the Arya's in to when I'm working.
Ignoring the price of the headphones, and with a budget of roughly £/eur 1000, I'm getting confused between DACs, amps and streamers. There's so much choice, I'm going round in circles watching various Youtube videos.
I'll be accessing Tidal & Qobuz through their mobile apps or desktop clients primarily.
A) What Amps / DACs / Streamers would you suggest?
B) Do I need a DAC as well as a Headphone Amp?
Things I had on my options list so far:
Topping A70 Pro (Do I need a DAC ?)
Schiit Jotunheim 2 - the other models are really hard to get in the UK so ruled out Lyr+ and Mjolnir 3
Ifi Neo
Fiio k9 Pro ESS
Fiio R7
Hifiman EF600
Thanks in advance!
I'll use these with my Uniti Nova when not using speakers, but I want a new amp setup in my office I can also plug the Arya's in to when I'm working.
Ignoring the price of the headphones, and with a budget of roughly £/eur 1000, I'm getting confused between DACs, amps and streamers. There's so much choice, I'm going round in circles watching various Youtube videos.
- Main use case will be hi-res streaming from Tidal, Qobuz and streaming from Spotify to the Headphones.
- Secondary use case (not that important) would be to connect a PC or Macbook pro
- Third use case is to possibly hook up speakers in the future (not that important - but a nice to have).
I'll be accessing Tidal & Qobuz through their mobile apps or desktop clients primarily.
A) What Amps / DACs / Streamers would you suggest?
B) Do I need a DAC as well as a Headphone Amp?
Things I had on my options list so far:
Topping A70 Pro (Do I need a DAC ?)
Schiit Jotunheim 2 - the other models are really hard to get in the UK so ruled out Lyr+ and Mjolnir 3
Ifi Neo
Fiio k9 Pro ESS
Fiio R7
Hifiman EF600
Thanks in advance!