[gustavoghd]

Hello,
I was planning on buying a HE-400 and using it with a FiiO E7 DAC(already have) and buying a FiiO E09K, but then i thought a little more and now I'm studying the possibility to go for a HE-500.
The problem is that after a bit of research I've found that the HE-500 needs a much better dac/amp combo than the HE-400 and my budget for it is low.
The question is. What is the minimum dac/amp to not "waste" the HE-500 quality?
Is it possible to get a decent quality with E7+E09K, Schiit Modi+Magni or anything else below 200USD ?
 
I'm using at the moment a Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 Ohm connected to a FiiO E7 DAC/Amp.
 
Thanks!
 
ps: sorry for asking this "again". I did a lot of research in this forum but I still think I need some more information...

 

[meyner]

a lot of people prefer the lyr amp but from what i heard a asgard is good enough when it comes to minimum requirements. You should be able to find them for under 200 dollars on the sales forum.

 

[Shazb0t]

I've heard you can get away with the Magni. I've used the o2 with my 500, which has less power, and feel it does a good job.

 

[gustavoghd]

My E7 is the old version, which is[size=small] [/size][size=small]16 bit[/size][size=small] 48 Khz. Dont know if it is good to keep using it on a future upgrade. [/size]