haejuk
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I guess I should clarify that it (E9) has been recommended a lot for Denons. It is a lot better with 80+ ohm headphones.
Benchmark DAC1
Fostex HP-P1
Matrix CUBE
All are great with the any of the Dx000 series and will drive them with authority.
Thanks, I did get some conflicting information on the HP-P1...
How so? It does just as good of a job as the O2, I have both, only the Fostex is smaller, has superior ergonomics, better connectivity, and lasts longer on a charge.
I got pm'd by WiR3D, but don't really have the time to slowly write down my thoughts. There's one amp that really stood up against my others, and that is the Darkvoice 336.
Bad pairing, and I doubt any other OTL tube amps would pair well too
Oh is it a surprise? I quite expected the results
There are output caps which act as a high pass filter in the DV, I think they are 30uF --> which is too low for Denons (24? ohm) especially when they have so much to present at those 20~80Hz. Bad pairing, except for the soundstage I guess, mids might have become more present but the loss of bass was not worth it. Denon without subbass sounds nothing like what a $300 msrp headphone should sound.
My D5K and D7K pair very well with both CEntrance DACport, O2 amp (aka Objective2) and JDS Labs CMoyBB 2.03R 18v.
The Little Dot I+ unfortunately is a no-no with Denons, lovely with Grados though