[jpalenzuela]

Hello everyone,
I am searching for my first amp/DAC. It's for my grados SR80s, I will upgrade to Alessandro MS2i soon. There is not much information about this ibasso model, but I plan to buy it with Hiflight OPAMP to add some warmth. Or maybe buy the Schiit stack which has very good reputation on this website. I mostly listen to Rock, (instrumental, alternative, indie, etc)
Which one is better under these cirncumstances? Any advice or recommendation is very welcome

 

[jpalenzuela]

Maybe Vali would perform better than magni since it has tubes, but it also its a high impedance amp, so I dont know...

 

[jpalenzuela]

Bump

 

[thievesarmy]

I recently purchased the Schiit Vali and it is AWESOME. Highly recommended. That said I'm not familiar w/ your headphones or the iBasso, but so far I'm loving the Vali's sound. My first tube amp and it's a winner.

 

[jpalenzuela]

I recently purchased the Schiit Vali and it is AWESOME. Highly recommended. That said I'm not familiar w/ your headphones or the iBasso, but so far I'm loving the Vali's sound. My first tube amp and it's a winner.

Which headphones do you own? I looked into Vali as well but since grados have low impedance I don't know if it's going to be a good pair.

 

[thievesarmy]

I have been using them with my Sony MDR 7506's. I also have the MDR-1R's but haven't tried them with those yet.