I'm moving to different collage soon, and I would need a "all in one" solution for my DT880's 600 Ohm. A dac, amp and maybe a speaker amp in one, for small bookshelf speakers, but primarily headphones matter. So I was thinking a good stereo receiver might work? Something from Yamaha maybe, they've got great DAC's inside (burr browns 24/192), nice speaker amps, and I guess enough power, since headphone jacks are fed directly from the speaker amp unit.
Does anyone have experience with 880's and integrated amps / receivers?
I'm asking because I was surprised by how nice the 880's sound plugged into my ancient Philips FW-M567 stereo system, which is a pretty cheap (costed less 10 years ago than DT880s cost today), pretty old mini hifi system. But it sounds very good. Obviously, it hasn't got the power to run the 880's very loud, but at 30/40 volume it sound very clean, very controlled, etc. Control is the biggest surprise, bass is so tight and solid. It actually sounds as good if not better than my main headphone setup, which is the MF M1DAC + Bellari HA540's, although it obviously can't get as loud. Its as detailed, nothing is missing, the slightest details that I can hear on main setup are prefectly audible. Soundstage is also as big and spaceus, plus there are various dolby-like mods for virtual surround. Its obviously a very low end receiver, but if it can do such a good job, it makes me question whether a 600-700$ receiver will be excellent.
Any other suggestions? It doesn't have to be a receiver, just an all in one DAC + amp. Budget 600-700$.
Also, is it normal for the sliding mechanism for expanding the headband to be very loose? There are almost no clicks, cups just slide up and down almost freely when not on the head, its freaking annoying having to adjust the headband every time I put them on my head.
Thanks