PhaedraCorruption
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Well gentlemen, I have found that my Marantz integrated is no longer providing enough juice to support my new cans. And I'm not looking for my first Headphone Amp
It will be used to drive my Fostex T50RPs, a set of ortho cans. Source will be from a Pioneer CD player and a Parasound DAC 1000 for my PC I mainly listen to classic rock, classical music and prog rock
And with all my life's research(3 days), I present to you my four candidates:
Matrix M-Stage
Schitt Asgard
Schitt Valhalla
NuForce Icon HDP
I understand very well that sound is fairly subjective and I will most definitely get mixed opinions as well as additional candidates(which is fine), but I just want a general idea of what kind of value to expect for each choice.
I budget really is as low as possible, 200-350ish but if the premium for something like the HDP is REALLY worth it, then I have no problem spending the extra money.
It will be used to drive my Fostex T50RPs, a set of ortho cans. Source will be from a Pioneer CD player and a Parasound DAC 1000 for my PC I mainly listen to classic rock, classical music and prog rock
And with all my life's research(3 days), I present to you my four candidates:
Matrix M-Stage
Schitt Asgard
Schitt Valhalla
NuForce Icon HDP
I understand very well that sound is fairly subjective and I will most definitely get mixed opinions as well as additional candidates(which is fine), but I just want a general idea of what kind of value to expect for each choice.
I budget really is as low as possible, 200-350ish but if the premium for something like the HDP is REALLY worth it, then I have no problem spending the extra money.