akart
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Hi All,
This is my first post on this forum. I've been following threads on this forum for a few weeks and this place is a treasure trove of information.
I am a budding audiophile - I have a big music collection - but I want to move up from listening to music on the computer using cheap $50 phones to high-end audio.
I am planning on purchasing my first headphone rig this Christmas. I've been going through all the posts, websites and forums - and after reading all this, I am a little confused as to what to buy.
Generally speaking, I have narrowed it to a setup that looks like the following:
1. Sennheiser HD600
2. Balanced Headphone Amp
3. Balanced DAC
4. A CD Transport
I was going to purchase (2), (3) and (4) from Little Dot. (Little Dot Balanced Amp, Little Dot Balanced DAC, Little Dot CDP CD transport). The reason why I chose them is because they offer all the components in one place without much hassle and it fits within my budget.
My budget is around *$1500* for equipment excluding the headphones. Please let me know if you have any suggestions.
If you feel that full balanced components are an overkill, please let me know that too. I really don't know what is the improvement to listening experience of a full balanced setup over a non-balanced setup.
Thank you very much,
AJ
This is my first post on this forum. I've been following threads on this forum for a few weeks and this place is a treasure trove of information.
I am a budding audiophile - I have a big music collection - but I want to move up from listening to music on the computer using cheap $50 phones to high-end audio.
I am planning on purchasing my first headphone rig this Christmas. I've been going through all the posts, websites and forums - and after reading all this, I am a little confused as to what to buy.
Generally speaking, I have narrowed it to a setup that looks like the following:
1. Sennheiser HD600
2. Balanced Headphone Amp
3. Balanced DAC
4. A CD Transport
I was going to purchase (2), (3) and (4) from Little Dot. (Little Dot Balanced Amp, Little Dot Balanced DAC, Little Dot CDP CD transport). The reason why I chose them is because they offer all the components in one place without much hassle and it fits within my budget.
My budget is around *$1500* for equipment excluding the headphones. Please let me know if you have any suggestions.
If you feel that full balanced components are an overkill, please let me know that too. I really don't know what is the improvement to listening experience of a full balanced setup over a non-balanced setup.
Thank you very much,
AJ