Entropism
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So I ordered the Topping stack, which should be great for my needs, and then in a semi-inebriated stage, ordered the HF400. I'll be using the amp with an Edition XS, a JM modded HE-R9, and a Beyer Amiron Home. I know the EF400 does great with low impedance headphones and is less than ideal with higher impedance cans, and the Amirons are 250 Ohm.
Aside from sound, my main concern was swapping sources from my headphone stack to my speaker/subwoofer dac/amp, and the hifiman seems to make this a tedious process by having to swap sources in windows, while the Topping stack would have a bypass switch right on the unit.
Would the sound quality be a marked improvement to validate keeping the Hifiman unit?
Aside from sound, my main concern was swapping sources from my headphone stack to my speaker/subwoofer dac/amp, and the hifiman seems to make this a tedious process by having to swap sources in windows, while the Topping stack would have a bypass switch right on the unit.
Would the sound quality be a marked improvement to validate keeping the Hifiman unit?
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