stactum
New Head-Fier
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Hello music enthusiasts!
I need help in picking a combination of headphones and USB AMP/DAC for about $500.
I am planning on using DAC/AMP with my iPhone 4 as well as desktop PC. For iPhone I have Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10 that are being reshelled now. The full-size headphones I will be using primarily with PC at work.
I usually listen to all kinds of music: trance, techno, dance, pop, hip-hop (a little bit) and looking to have in my headphones solid bass response and clarity (because of high bpm I think it's kinda important).
In terms of DAC/AMP I was looking at:
FiiO E7 + E9 (about $200 shipped) - leaves about $300 for headphones
Headstage Arrow 12HE 3G ($265 + shipping) - leaves about $200 for headphones
iBasso D12 (about $310 shipped) - leaves about $200 for headphones
Portability is also kind of important since I'll be using it with my iPhone with UE TripleFi 10
In terms of full-size headphones - I don't even know where to start and what should really be the the price balance between amp/dac and headphones. Should I get a nicer amp/dac or headphones?
Any help will be highly appreciated and I hope I was able to explain what my goal is!
I need help in picking a combination of headphones and USB AMP/DAC for about $500.
I am planning on using DAC/AMP with my iPhone 4 as well as desktop PC. For iPhone I have Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10 that are being reshelled now. The full-size headphones I will be using primarily with PC at work.
I usually listen to all kinds of music: trance, techno, dance, pop, hip-hop (a little bit) and looking to have in my headphones solid bass response and clarity (because of high bpm I think it's kinda important).
In terms of DAC/AMP I was looking at:
FiiO E7 + E9 (about $200 shipped) - leaves about $300 for headphones
Headstage Arrow 12HE 3G ($265 + shipping) - leaves about $200 for headphones
iBasso D12 (about $310 shipped) - leaves about $200 for headphones
Portability is also kind of important since I'll be using it with my iPhone with UE TripleFi 10
In terms of full-size headphones - I don't even know where to start and what should really be the the price balance between amp/dac and headphones. Should I get a nicer amp/dac or headphones?
Any help will be highly appreciated and I hope I was able to explain what my goal is!