I'm well impressed with everyone's setup's!! Kudoz too you all
I must say after a few weeks using the CMoy, Sony and Loops cable, I have noticed a significant difference compaired to non-amped head-fi.
I know The CMoy is pretty much at the bottom of the league, But for my first portable headamp it's pretty awesome!
The headphones I tend to prefer on this setup are either the Sennheiser HD218's or the Sony's.
The Pioneer's I prefer for Dance or Electronica as after modding them with some thin sound proofing in a few subtle spots I've lost a little bit of bass and cut the mids back which was the intended result. The sennheiser HD414 cushions have been stuck to the cans with super glue for now lol. But I tend to listen to rock, classical or acoustic more these days so the 218's and the Sony IEM's are best for that. IMO.
My bigger cans ie the HD215's sound good on the CMoy and it drives them effortlessly, Though I use them more on my non-portable rig ( Pro-Ject HeadBoxII )
Switching from the iPod's to the Sony has been a blast, It's a really sweet dap and I'm loving the sound quality.
Do I find the huge cable makes any difference compaired to a cheaper smaller cable?
I'm on the fence...
This one only cost me £6.00 brand spankers on ebay so I'm not too fussed, The difference to me is audible but I certainly wouldn't spend over £100 on a cable/LOD with out being able to demo it before hand.
Now, A few queries....
When I get to upgrade stage, I'm quite interested in the Pico's, Tomahawk's and/or Emeline's.
I haven't seen any Pico's or Tomahawk's on ebay. Where's the best place to buy? UK prefered
Best regards, Paul