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Do your headphones REALLY perform much better with more expensive DAC/AMP? (alien.top)
submitted 1 year ago by FrankieWilde11@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community
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I have the Sennheiser HD600, Neumann NDH-30, Audeze LCD-X.

I use these with my SSL2 hp out, and with Qudelix 5K.

I spoke to someone about my impressions and his first question was: which dac/amp? and when I told, he just winked.

So my question is: is the difference this obvious with a more expensive dac/amp combo? Should I spend another 6-800 euro to get one? Do your headphones open up/perform that much better?

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[–] slavicslothe@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Ive never noticed a dac improvement and have tried a lot. Bad amps are super noticeable but after a certain point i can’t tell the difference. I use a 500$ amp and a 200$ dac currently with multiple 3k plus headphones which some may consider unbalanced. I personally get a lot more out of the headphones/speakers than dacs or amps.