Hello guys
After lots of searching and raising my budget I finally came to two amps which are :
Valhalla 2 --- $349
Lyr 2 ----- $ 449
Now while I'm listening the HD 700 with my current dac which is a x-fi Titanium HD I found the treble very harsh when the 8k is at 0.0dB (without turning on the equalizer). So I was looking for a amp which can tame the treble, sound a little bit warmer, smooth, focused bass and bring the low frequency instruments to front. I was about to order the Valhalla 2 but a person on youtube said that valhalla 2 is not a upgrade from Xonar STX sound card. I've never listen the V2 or STX but I think there's no big difference between my Titanium HD and STX in term of musicality. So Now I'm confused. I can get the Lyr2 but I don't have the opportunity to try both from schiit as I live in a different country so it's a one shot situation. Please help me to select the right amp for me.
BTW, to tame the treble and enjoy the music from my perspective, I had to set my sound card's equalizer like this
. Specially while listening to techno, rock and instrumental tracks. Without the equalizer, the HD 700 sounds so laid back, unpleasant. But my HD 558 sounds awesome without any equalization. Don't know why :confused_face: