[BoogieWoogie]

OK need your help fellow Head-Fis.

I have a MS1 which lacks clarity both on laptop and MP3 player, the sound is awful when there's allot of instruments and "fast" music specially with rock, I raise the volume to fix this but instead It gets to loud and distorted, the voice dissipates and everything around gets messy, strangly this doesn't happen with my cheap phones.

For this reason I have decided to get either a DAC/AMP hoping that the MS1 will sound as its supposed or new Cans.

For DAC/AMP solution I have listed this options here:

Musiland monitor 02
D4
Compass
EMU 0404 USB
ZERO 24 BIT

For the Cans I have listed these:

Audio Technica ad1000
Sennhesier HD650

I need your help to decide till tomorrow because I'm going in one month trip and I would like to get it when I come back.

Having this said what you think is the best solution DAC/AMP or new Cans ?

Feel free to add other options.

 

[kboe]

If it were me, the Compass would get my vote.

 

[TheBigCW]

Try the Maverick Audio D1.

Mine's in the mail. It's supposed to be a great value.