[Basem88]

Hello,
How are you guys ?

I want to buy Fully balanced DAC/AMP combo
I did too much search and watch a lot of reviews and I even asked here before about some DAC/AMP combo !
After all, I find these two is the best with this price (NFB 28.38 OR Questyle CMA400i)
I will use it on my PC with ( Philips X2 , HD6xx , Focal Clear and maybe HD800s soon )
for Gaming, Movies, Music... "everything"

NFB 28.38 will cost me total ( $1060 )

Questyle CMA400i will cost me total ( $970 )

Which one is better choice ?

Please I need your help... Thank you

 

[buke9]

I think it would be hard to find a amp that works with the 800’s and 6xx’s as they are so different in sound signature. I have them both and like them both but only with the Bottlehead Crack do I think they sound good from one amp the Cavalli Tube Hybrid is also okay but haven’t tried them with those dac/amps you are looking at but with my other amps not so much. The 6xx’s are the problem for me as I only like the them the Crack and CTH of what I have. Have not heard the CMA400 but have heard the rest of the Questyle line of dac/amps and the Gold Reference system all with the 800’s and liked the combo. I have heard some Audio GD stuff and all of it I liked but most of it was with planars and not much with dynamics so can’t say one way or the other on them but the stuff is built very well. I think the Clears would like a bit warmer source as I have only heard them once and was a fairly expensive tube amp and really liked them and was the same amp that I first heard the Utopias out of and also like the 800’s from the same amp.
I just think it is hard to find one amp that make many different headphones sound good but that is me YMMV.

 

[PurpleAngel]

I've bought three DAC/amps from Audio-GD (NFB-15.32, NFB-15, NFB-11.28), no regrets.

 

[Basem88]

I think I will go with NFB 28.38

Thank you guys

 

[buke9]

Good luck with it hope you like it and please tell us how you like it after you’ve listened to it a bit.