Hello all
Brand new member of the community looking to buy A first amp and DAC setup that I'll be able to throw most headphones at in the future without needing to replace the system in order to properly enjoy them. I'm willing to spend around 400$-600$, although I'd rather keep it on the middle-lower end if possible. Unfortunately I do not have any serious sort of audio store in my country, so I have no reference point for various tonal descriptions. although I can say with certainty that I'm not interested in totally neutral sound, detail is important to me but so is the listening experience.
I currently own a pair of starfield IEM's, and have a pair of HD6XXs on their way to me.
I was originally going for a balanced schiit modius+magnius stack when the jotunheim 2 was suggested to me. My dilemma is that while people seem to agree that it is a preferable amplifier to the magnius, I haven't heard anyone directly comparing the magnius+modius stack to the jotunheim 2+the AK4990 balanced DAC module as a unit and would like to hear thoughts on the differences between them and what to expect.
Also, It's been suggested to me to consider tube amps, but having no reference it's hard to say what will work for me, so I'd also like to hear some advice on how to choose blindly between an SS and tube setup as a beginner.
Thanks in advance
Brand new member of the community looking to buy A first amp and DAC setup that I'll be able to throw most headphones at in the future without needing to replace the system in order to properly enjoy them. I'm willing to spend around 400$-600$, although I'd rather keep it on the middle-lower end if possible. Unfortunately I do not have any serious sort of audio store in my country, so I have no reference point for various tonal descriptions. although I can say with certainty that I'm not interested in totally neutral sound, detail is important to me but so is the listening experience.
I currently own a pair of starfield IEM's, and have a pair of HD6XXs on their way to me.
I was originally going for a balanced schiit modius+magnius stack when the jotunheim 2 was suggested to me. My dilemma is that while people seem to agree that it is a preferable amplifier to the magnius, I haven't heard anyone directly comparing the magnius+modius stack to the jotunheim 2+the AK4990 balanced DAC module as a unit and would like to hear thoughts on the differences between them and what to expect.
Also, It's been suggested to me to consider tube amps, but having no reference it's hard to say what will work for me, so I'd also like to hear some advice on how to choose blindly between an SS and tube setup as a beginner.
Thanks in advance