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In the UK, the HDP is £300. The 160D, £800 (if the store is even legit, if not, £995).
I was close to pulling the trigger on the 160D earlier today, until I accidentally stumbled upon the HDP. It gets incredible reviews all over the net, from both experienced enthusiasts and industry professionals.
£300 is a lot easier to stomach than £900 (as an average of the two), literally a third of the price.
Is the 160D three times better than the HDP? Three times the dynamics, reverb, tonality etc. etc. etc?
I'm wondering whether it would take experienced ears to really find/appreciate the differences. The law of diminishing returns springs to mind.
I'm tempted to go for the HDP with a set of HD650's, which from what I've read, are a great pairing (£350 saved). I'll also be driving Dynaudio MC-15's (active studio monitors) during the day via RCA. If the 160D is really that much better, i.e. blow-your-socks-off better, I'll happily go that route.
Some experience/wisdom/advice would be very much appreciated. I'm new to all this :¬)
I was using a Beresford Caiman before. Mac/ALAC system. HD595s. Also considered was the budget Matrix Mini-I and the Apogee Duet 2.
I was close to pulling the trigger on the 160D earlier today, until I accidentally stumbled upon the HDP. It gets incredible reviews all over the net, from both experienced enthusiasts and industry professionals.
£300 is a lot easier to stomach than £900 (as an average of the two), literally a third of the price.
Is the 160D three times better than the HDP? Three times the dynamics, reverb, tonality etc. etc. etc?
I'm wondering whether it would take experienced ears to really find/appreciate the differences. The law of diminishing returns springs to mind.
I'm tempted to go for the HDP with a set of HD650's, which from what I've read, are a great pairing (£350 saved). I'll also be driving Dynaudio MC-15's (active studio monitors) during the day via RCA. If the 160D is really that much better, i.e. blow-your-socks-off better, I'll happily go that route.
Some experience/wisdom/advice would be very much appreciated. I'm new to all this :¬)
I was using a Beresford Caiman before. Mac/ALAC system. HD595s. Also considered was the budget Matrix Mini-I and the Apogee Duet 2.