PXSS
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Hello fellow head-fiers!
I started building my setup about a year ago and I think it's time to start making some upgrades. Throughout the past year I spent just under $1000 in audio equipment and would like to keep a similar budget for this year's spendings.
My current setup consists of either laptop, an iPad or an iPhone as the source, with the latter 2 being the most frequent since I've been travelling a lot in the past few months and can't carry my laptop with me everywhere. From there it goes through a Fiio L9 or L30 LOD, depending on whether I'm using my iPhone or iPad as the source or a simple mini to mini from the laptop to the amplifier. My current amplifier is a CMoy built by fred_fred2004 back in march, which sounds great for the price but I know I could do much better. From then on it's up to my beautiful LA-2000 lite to make good music sound great.
Now what I would like to do is get a good DAC and Amp combo that will do my headphones justice for about $700-$800 as I plan to use about $200 on a balanced recable.
I know that my headphones have a lot of potential but with my current setup I can't help but to feel I'm missing out on it. Sonically, I think I might be inclined to something a bit dark as I find my LA-2000 lite to be a bit too shrill at times and whenever I'm tired or stressed the sibilance is just a bit too much for me to bare. I am a bit of a basshead but that doesn't mean I like my base to be muddy or boomy. The type of music I listen to is rock and electronic mostly but sometimes I do like to sit back and relax while listening to some instrumentals or a capellas.
I hope I find the help I'm looking for and excuse the length of my post.
I'm just trying to clear out as much as it is possible beforehand.
I am open to any DAC/Amp suggestions including SE and balanced equipment.
Any other suggestions are also welcomed and appreciated.
I started building my setup about a year ago and I think it's time to start making some upgrades. Throughout the past year I spent just under $1000 in audio equipment and would like to keep a similar budget for this year's spendings.
My current setup consists of either laptop, an iPad or an iPhone as the source, with the latter 2 being the most frequent since I've been travelling a lot in the past few months and can't carry my laptop with me everywhere. From there it goes through a Fiio L9 or L30 LOD, depending on whether I'm using my iPhone or iPad as the source or a simple mini to mini from the laptop to the amplifier. My current amplifier is a CMoy built by fred_fred2004 back in march, which sounds great for the price but I know I could do much better. From then on it's up to my beautiful LA-2000 lite to make good music sound great.
Now what I would like to do is get a good DAC and Amp combo that will do my headphones justice for about $700-$800 as I plan to use about $200 on a balanced recable.
I know that my headphones have a lot of potential but with my current setup I can't help but to feel I'm missing out on it. Sonically, I think I might be inclined to something a bit dark as I find my LA-2000 lite to be a bit too shrill at times and whenever I'm tired or stressed the sibilance is just a bit too much for me to bare. I am a bit of a basshead but that doesn't mean I like my base to be muddy or boomy. The type of music I listen to is rock and electronic mostly but sometimes I do like to sit back and relax while listening to some instrumentals or a capellas.
I hope I find the help I'm looking for and excuse the length of my post.
I'm just trying to clear out as much as it is possible beforehand.
I am open to any DAC/Amp suggestions including SE and balanced equipment.
Any other suggestions are also welcomed and appreciated.