Brubacca
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I have both the HD6xx and a pair of DCA Aeon RT Closed headphones.Just picked up HD6XX and a Topping DX3 Pro+ for $400. Is this a good pairing?
Was considering Aeon Closed X without a separate DAC/AMP for similar money, but went with the above combo instead. The bigger fanbase around the HD6XX should make it easier to get the most out of them and the combo with the DX3 Pro+ was still $100 cheaper than the Aeon Closed X alone.
FWIW my daily driver right now is just a pair of DT770 Pro 80ohm driven by a "good" motherboard DAC/AMP (ALC4080, Savitech SV3H712 AMP). I own a pair of HD598SE's too, but prefer the DT770's for mixed movie / gaming / music use.
I generally enjoy the HD6xx much more. The DCA requires a lot of amp to drive them adequately. So it’s restricted. I have a couple headphone amps that should drive them fine, but even then I’m not blown away.
I’ve used the HD6xx with a Schiit Asgard 2 and dark voice tube amps and they sound great.
For people on a budget (aren’t most of us) I think the HD6xx is the better headphone.
For the DCA Aeon RT I think I just don’t have enough juice to make them come alive.