sysfail
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I've been debating whether to upgrade my amp to a Cavalli CTH hybrid amp or upgrade my DAC+amp to the Audio-gd NFB-12. My current DAC is the Pure i20's DAC which has a Cirrus 4353 24-bit/192KHz DAC, and my current amp is a FiiO E9. Which one would give me the greater improvement over my current E9 amp and Cirrus 4353 DAC?
Headphones I will be using with this setup will be the Thunderpants (Fostex T50RP), Sennheiser HD600, Beyerdynamic DT990/600ohm, Fischer Audio FA-011, and Audio-Technica AD900. Possibly a Hifiman HE-4 in the future as well.
It's basically coming down to upgrading the DAC or upgrading the amp.
I know the NFB-12 amp section probably won't be a great upgrade over the FiiO E9, but its Wolfson dual WM8741 DAC could be a great upgrade over the Cirrus 4353 DAC I currently have (I am not positive with this since there are no comparisons).
I also know that the Cavalli CTH would be a great upgrade from my FiiO E9, but it does not have a DAC at all, which means I have to stick with the Cirrus 4353 DAC I currently have.
Which path should I go to see the greatest improvement? Sadly, I can't afford both.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Headphones I will be using with this setup will be the Thunderpants (Fostex T50RP), Sennheiser HD600, Beyerdynamic DT990/600ohm, Fischer Audio FA-011, and Audio-Technica AD900. Possibly a Hifiman HE-4 in the future as well.
It's basically coming down to upgrading the DAC or upgrading the amp.
I know the NFB-12 amp section probably won't be a great upgrade over the FiiO E9, but its Wolfson dual WM8741 DAC could be a great upgrade over the Cirrus 4353 DAC I currently have (I am not positive with this since there are no comparisons).
I also know that the Cavalli CTH would be a great upgrade from my FiiO E9, but it does not have a DAC at all, which means I have to stick with the Cirrus 4353 DAC I currently have.
Which path should I go to see the greatest improvement? Sadly, I can't afford both.