[TheInquisitive1]

Behold! The portable enemy!

 

[daphen]

 
I believe you have very nice options now..

Too many of them though. First world problems indeed.

 

[Klots]

   
Never tried them on the Valhalla 2, but I didn't like the Valhalla for them. I remember that I preferred the Lyr over Valhalla and Asgard 2 for the HD700.  I also really liked BH Crack for them.

+1 for the BH Crack.
 
Crack is an amazing amp for its price and you can upgrade it later if you wish. I think you can't upgrade valhalla to a different level for 125$ like you can do with BH crack. And you can always change tubes for your liking to get even better sound out of it. It is really simple DIY amp i think and well worth the money To my ears Crack + HD700 is very good combination. 

 

[cunning]

how are the other OTL tubes compared to the BH crack?
 
i.e sunrise 3 from garage1217
lafigaro 336c/darvoice 336c

 

[Sukhdev]

I plan to get these headphones soon. Do they work well with portable devices and without amps? Was wondering because it may be a while before I can purchase a good amp, and don't want to regret my purchase until I do

 

[Mark-sf]

I plan to get these headphones soon. Do they work well with portable devices and without amps? Was wondering because it may be a while before I can purchase a good amp, and don't want to regret my purchase until I do

It really depends on the portable device. Their efficiency makes them possible to drive if the portable device can manage their 150 ohm load. It also depends on your definition of well . As they scale very well with amp quality I would not fret about it and simply enjoy the journey.

 

[Sukhdev]

I norm

It really depends on the portable device. Their efficiency makes them possible to drive if the portable device can manage their 150 ohm load. It also depends on your definition of well . As they scale very well with amp quality I would not fret about it and simply enjoy the journey.

I plan to use these mainly with my laptop connected to a fiio e18 until I can afford something more reasonable.

The fiio e18 can take headphones up to 150 ohms. So I'm hoping they can drive the hd 700 so they sound reasonable

 

[hifimat]

I thought it works very well without an amp. Bass is not as good but the treble is more smooth. My setup tends to exaggerate the harshness in the treble. 

 

[Mark-sf]

I norm

It really depends on the portable device. Their efficiency makes them possible to drive if the portable device can manage their 150 ohm load. It also depends on your definition of well . As they scale very well with amp quality I would not fret about it and simply enjoy the journey.

I plan to use these mainly with my laptop connected to a fiio e18 until I can afford something more reasonable.

The fiio e18 can take headphones up to 150 ohms. So I'm hoping they can drive the hd 700 so they sound reasonable

They will work fine with the e18 of course not at their full potential but I believe you will be pleased. I have a similar capability iBasso portable setup and it makes a fine portable rig but pales in comparison to using my Lyr 2.


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[Bacci]

After spending a few years with the HD598 I finally decided to upgrade to the HD700 and just ordered
 
Will be using my AMB γ2 DAC and AMB M³ amp Also still have an O2 PCB lying around somewhere, perhaps the time has come to order the parts and solder them together for a bedroom amp haha

 

[Bacci]

  After spending a few years with the HD598 I finally decided to upgrade to the HD700 and just ordered
 
Will be using my AMB γ2 DAC and AMB M³ amp Also still have an O2 PCB lying around somewhere, perhaps the time has come to order the parts and solder them together for a bedroom amp haha

 
WOW!! The HD700 sound incredible... BIG improvement over the HD598. So much more detail yet these headphones are still musical, lively sounding rather than being too analytical. Treble can be a smidge harsh sometimes on some recordings, but it's an easy EQ adjustment (Not being obsessed with transparency is liberating ). 
 
Running my amp open case now with mosfets turned up to 120mA for the occasion

 

[daphen]

So, I'm going crazy over here guys. I've decided that I want a DAC and an AMP (Preferably but not limited to these being in the same device) I've looked at the O2 Odac and the Schiit Stack thus far. 
Suggestions? Trying to keep it below $300 or around that area at least. Since I don't have a good DAC I don't think I'd be pleased with buying just an amp.
Thanks.

 

[kayza]

So, I'm going crazy over here guys. I've decided that I want a DAC and an AMP (Preferably but not limited to these being in the same device) I've looked at the O2 Odac and the Schiit Stack thus far. 
Suggestions? Trying to keep it below $300 or around that area at least. Since I don't have a good DAC I don't think I'd be pleased with buying just an amp.
Thanks.

maybe get the geek out people have been recommending?

 

[daphen]

maybe get the geek out people have been recommending?

I have a few gripes when looking at their website. They are using and promoting Beats headphones in their video, and they keep saying "Bass". Not sure what to think, will do more research on it, thanks for the suggestion.

 

[hifimat]

Get the Schiit Vali.