bigjako
100+ Head-Fier
Thank you all, this is awesome, I've done a lot of DAC research lately (the most since I ended up with the D90 and BF2).
In terms of my preferred genres - it's generally rock (classic and indie) and jazz. But classical (I'd consider Not our First Goat Rodeo in that, which may be nonsensical). But I also have an ES-labs Sigma and it creates, like, a full EXPERIENCE with chamber or classical, with no real bass. And I like to be able to dip my toe into that sometimes. I should probably sell them (and my Jecklin) but they're functional statues / art.
As I've been trying to make my 2 DAC setup work with the Allo USBridge (no luck without a hard cable switch), I had an old Khadas Toneboard connected as the "B" variant and listened to the estats on it today. On A/B swap, it sounded 'better' than the BF2 for my es-1a (which is kind of like a cross between an 007 and 009, if you're familiar with them) but, like, clearly inferior overall by leaps and bounds. So I'd like something with both the details that estats can represent but still musical, like a Multibit/R2R. I've done a lot of reading on the new boards, and LIM sounds like what I'd buy new - but I read somewhere where someone said that the OG was like "Grand Tour of Europe" and I think that connects to your point about the girl you'd fu*ck vs marry. I actually think I'd prefer the OG, as I think estats are the most fu*ckable headphones, and I want something that fu*cks them hardest. on HifiShark I've seen OGs (with A2 and Unison) go for as cheap as $1500 (more at the $1650 level) so my plan is to fu*ck the OG first and, if she annoys me, marry a brand new LIM. I'm near the Schiitr so I can literally tap that before marrying it pretty easily. I've also heard very interesting things about the Musician Pegasus (or Aquarius) and am curious to hear how they sound with the Staxen, but Yggy seems the soundest bet.
And I would kill the Topping D90 in that fu*ck-kill-marry triumvirate.
In terms of my preferred genres - it's generally rock (classic and indie) and jazz. But classical (I'd consider Not our First Goat Rodeo in that, which may be nonsensical). But I also have an ES-labs Sigma and it creates, like, a full EXPERIENCE with chamber or classical, with no real bass. And I like to be able to dip my toe into that sometimes. I should probably sell them (and my Jecklin) but they're functional statues / art.
As I've been trying to make my 2 DAC setup work with the Allo USBridge (no luck without a hard cable switch), I had an old Khadas Toneboard connected as the "B" variant and listened to the estats on it today. On A/B swap, it sounded 'better' than the BF2 for my es-1a (which is kind of like a cross between an 007 and 009, if you're familiar with them) but, like, clearly inferior overall by leaps and bounds. So I'd like something with both the details that estats can represent but still musical, like a Multibit/R2R. I've done a lot of reading on the new boards, and LIM sounds like what I'd buy new - but I read somewhere where someone said that the OG was like "Grand Tour of Europe" and I think that connects to your point about the girl you'd fu*ck vs marry. I actually think I'd prefer the OG, as I think estats are the most fu*ckable headphones, and I want something that fu*cks them hardest. on HifiShark I've seen OGs (with A2 and Unison) go for as cheap as $1500 (more at the $1650 level) so my plan is to fu*ck the OG first and, if she annoys me, marry a brand new LIM. I'm near the Schiitr so I can literally tap that before marrying it pretty easily. I've also heard very interesting things about the Musician Pegasus (or Aquarius) and am curious to hear how they sound with the Staxen, but Yggy seems the soundest bet.
And I would kill the Topping D90 in that fu*ck-kill-marry triumvirate.
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