Hi Everyone,
First, I love this forum and am excited to begin taking the music I listen to every day to the next level.
Having been reading here recently, I decided to go ahead and buy my first piece of equipment, and of course have found myself in over my head with my first piece of equipment, haha. So, I suppose I am starting in need of help before I go crazy and buy anything else.
About that equipment, I have to admit a bad habit. I really like my music loud, and I am well aware that I have without a doubt messed up my hearing by now after all these years of blasting my headphones whenever I had the chance. In fact, I often find myself sitting in front of this computer listening to my favorite tracks (one in particular - Joe Cocker's With A Little Help From My Friends live) and wishing I could play it a tad louder...... which led to my purchase of a DAC/Amp combo as my first step in really seeing what music can sound like.
I purchased the Aune T1 MkII, which just arrived today and I've already begun playing with it, and of course screwing everything up by messing with settings, lol. Anyway, my initial impressions of this little unit tells me that this is the beginning of an adventure in searching for the perfect sound (if there is such a thing). Without a doubt, I am going to need help along the way and really look forward to getting to know y'all.
Headphone wise, I have nothing special here right now:
Klipsch cans (not even sure what model. They've been disappointing though as they seem to fall apart musically once you raise the volume past 50%) I freakin' love their speakers, so thought the headphones would blow me away.
Klipsch earbuds - these I love.
Koss Pro 4AA Titanium (not too fond of these either - they don't seem to do anything particularly well).
Koss Porta Pro - I really hope they never quit making these. Definitely my favorites.
Once I figure out this amp and get it burned in and working properly, it will be on to headphones. Based on what I've read, I've been thinking that the Mad Dog Pro would be my first purchase of special headphones. Can't wait to hear them.
Oh, and my name is Scott, and it's nice to meet y'all