Àedhàn Cassiel
100+ Head-Fier
I don't mind keeping the Magni 2 if, say, the Magni 3 would be only marginal improvement for the HD800 so I might as well keep the Magni 2 for amping the HD800, but the Gustard H10 would still be a significant enough upgrade for the LCD-2. It sounds like this particular scenario isn't very plausible, but I'm just trying to outline the basic general principle. It's a plus if whatever I were to upgrade to would work for both and thus allow me to sell the Magni 2, though.
Whatever I get definitely needs to be under about 300 total - unless I'm better off saving and making a $600 upgrade some months down the line instead. I'm under the impression that upgrading the amp would do more for my total sound quality than upgrading the amp. I can't upgrade anything at all without purchasing because of where I live, so there's that, and it limits me. I can't even say - thus far - that I can discern the differences in SQ between different amps. But given how quickly I took to the HD800s, even listening to them side by side with HD600s and other headphones, I feel like it's safe to say I fall somewhere in the natural audiophile category.
Whatever I get definitely needs to be under about 300 total - unless I'm better off saving and making a $600 upgrade some months down the line instead. I'm under the impression that upgrading the amp would do more for my total sound quality than upgrading the amp. I can't upgrade anything at all without purchasing because of where I live, so there's that, and it limits me. I can't even say - thus far - that I can discern the differences in SQ between different amps. But given how quickly I took to the HD800s, even listening to them side by side with HD600s and other headphones, I feel like it's safe to say I fall somewhere in the natural audiophile category.