lostmage
100+ Head-Fier
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It's been a bit over a year since I've got into headphones, and I now have a Fiio E10 for my DAC, an E9 for my amp, and AKG Q701s as my main over-ears.
I'm kind of an objective person, so I'm in the mindset that an E9 will adequately drive my current headphones,checks out as far as distortion and the like go, and should drive most with the exception of maybe some planars or higher impedance cans, and I might build an ODAC to move up from my E10.
So, assuming I'll be focusing on a new set of headphones, what would be the next step up from Q701s? I like the sound signature, albeit it can be a bit thin and unrealistic sounding at times, since I often listen to some vocal oriented acoustic style music, and that stuff really improves the more realistic it sounds. I don't plan on spending over 1000 on my next purchase, and it likely won't be for a while, but I'd like to have a plan of what to go up to from my current setup.
I'm kind of an objective person, so I'm in the mindset that an E9 will adequately drive my current headphones,checks out as far as distortion and the like go, and should drive most with the exception of maybe some planars or higher impedance cans, and I might build an ODAC to move up from my E10.
So, assuming I'll be focusing on a new set of headphones, what would be the next step up from Q701s? I like the sound signature, albeit it can be a bit thin and unrealistic sounding at times, since I often listen to some vocal oriented acoustic style music, and that stuff really improves the more realistic it sounds. I don't plan on spending over 1000 on my next purchase, and it likely won't be for a while, but I'd like to have a plan of what to go up to from my current setup.
