[burnliff]

You were talking only about amps, amping, and listening to your music amped.. And that's what I based my comment on. While you often find amps and DACs combined into one device, they're quite different. If you A/B a setup using ONLY an amp, not all headphones will improve. Some IEMs and sensitive portable cans, for example.. A DAC brings an entirely new element to the party, and will of course make a difference.
 
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I will give you an example..
Have you ever tried listening to your headphones with your pc onboard card and after with a descent sound card?
Same applies to amps/dacs,it is like you have a portable sound card.
If you have done that and you like the sound of your onboard then i rest my case..
 
 

 

 

[mindy123]

If you can afford the edition 8 then go for them. Otherwise the pro 900 is supposed to be good for electronic too. 

 

[h8uthemost]

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Something like the ATH-ES10 perhaps... and one of those ridiculously expensive HiFiMan mp3 players.
 
Wow, I had no idea about the HiFiMan portable players. I've only found the HM-801, and for almost $800(with no internal memory) it better be a HUGE step up from other portable players.
 

 

 

[Redcarmoose]

I feel the concept of "BEST" would entail the addition at indoor headphones worn outside. AH-D 7000s and a portable amp in the backpack.
 
 
 
 
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/553984/denon-d7000-review-the-king-of-fun

 

[theeyealtering]

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I feel the concept of "BEST" would entail the addition at indoor headphones worn outside. AH-D 7000s and a portable amp in the backpack.
 
 

Why stop there? Why not the AKG K1000 or Stax SR-009 or even Sennheiser HE90 with it's amp and source wheeled around in a huge shopping trolley and powered by a massive array of car-batteries?
The cables alone weigh over 5kg, but hey, no compromises right?

 

[shamrock134]

This thread should be purged from the forum records for being utterly useless.
 
*waits for someone to suggest going to a nightclub or carrying around a subwoofer*

 

[Redcarmoose]

 
In the mid 1990s I connected a Zoom portable guitar amp/processor to a Sony Discman along with a set of home headphones. Walking around at the gym it did look a little funny. I had great sound as not many had even thought of using a portable battery operated amp to run home headphones. That was 20 years ago and now it is normal.