Dr`Ken
New Head-Fier
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Hey there guys,
I plan on making a purchase of a portable headphone amp/dac, and was looking for some more opinions. I've narrowed my choices down to 2 amps: the (drum-roll) HeadAmp Pico or the RSA Predator. I've heard many great things about both amps, but I'm having a little bit of a hard time choosing (sadly I can only afford one.) So instead of asking which one is "the best/better than the other" I'd just like to ask which is the amp with better synergy given my preferences and current gear.
Current Gear:
Shure SE530, (I plan on acquiring a pair of those drop-dead gorgeous JH13Pros as my next IEM, just something to keep in mind when thinking of synergy)
Cowon D2, My Laptop (for sources, and I've encoded my entire library in FLAC format)
Musical Preferences:
They're all over the board but...
Lots of Indie music (Belle & Sebastian, Of Montreal, Voxtrot, the Album Leaf to name a few)
Electronic (I Am Robot and Proud, Ratatat, etc.)
Classical (Dvorak, Gershwin, Schubert, etc)
All the way to progressive rock (Explosions in the Sky, This Will Destroy You...)
I'd say that overall my musical preference can be defined as laid back, but I do enjoy it when my music is loud, boomy, and engaging (not too neutral if you will) and just "get's you going."
Well now that all that is over, have at it! (Any Headphoneus Supremus' in the house?
)
Edit: I apologize in advance if this thread is redundant, I recognize that there are many threads comparing these two amps, and I truly do appreciate your input
I plan on making a purchase of a portable headphone amp/dac, and was looking for some more opinions. I've narrowed my choices down to 2 amps: the (drum-roll) HeadAmp Pico or the RSA Predator. I've heard many great things about both amps, but I'm having a little bit of a hard time choosing (sadly I can only afford one.) So instead of asking which one is "the best/better than the other" I'd just like to ask which is the amp with better synergy given my preferences and current gear.
Current Gear:
Shure SE530, (I plan on acquiring a pair of those drop-dead gorgeous JH13Pros as my next IEM, just something to keep in mind when thinking of synergy)
Cowon D2, My Laptop (for sources, and I've encoded my entire library in FLAC format)
Musical Preferences:
They're all over the board but...
Lots of Indie music (Belle & Sebastian, Of Montreal, Voxtrot, the Album Leaf to name a few)
Electronic (I Am Robot and Proud, Ratatat, etc.)
Classical (Dvorak, Gershwin, Schubert, etc)
All the way to progressive rock (Explosions in the Sky, This Will Destroy You...)
I'd say that overall my musical preference can be defined as laid back, but I do enjoy it when my music is loud, boomy, and engaging (not too neutral if you will) and just "get's you going."
Well now that all that is over, have at it! (Any Headphoneus Supremus' in the house?
Edit: I apologize in advance if this thread is redundant, I recognize that there are many threads comparing these two amps, and I truly do appreciate your input