Advice for headphone amp and dac

I think exactly the same. But instead of a receiver i recommend for example in the Sansui line the AU series or the alpha series.

I have also a top system so surprising for the price i pity those who had paid more for a marginal S.Q. differences, then i believe you . To beat my 1000 dollars system think about minimum 15,000 bucks. And even with it Only the Immanis probably can beat my modified K340 .

I suggest the same to the OP : low cost product with acoustic thinking and reading  and experiments .

Since there are already a lot of good suggestions on this thread, I thought I’d give an "out of the box" idea: A vintage, mid seventies receiver! With your budget, you could get a really nice Marantz/Harmon Kardon/Sansui/Sony/Pioneer receiver. They look amazing when fully restored with LED kits and would match your Sennheisers from the 70s perfectly! All you would need is a Schiit Audio DAC and you’re in business.

I have a top of the line system, but my integrated amp doesn’t have a headphone jack, so I’m using a Tandberg TR-2045 from 1978 as my headphone amp for the rare, late-night listening seshes and it sounds phenomenal (I use Sennheiser HD 600s).

Just another option.

 

Good Luck!

My system is low cost and top system if i think about the AKG K340 experience after his 6 steps optimization ... ( it was the only one real hybrid ever designed and the best headphone flagship of AKG because of his complex acoustic design put to rest because of optimization cost and the other possible headphones design experience in the more portable emerging market window at the times )

For the speakers: very good small nearfield system with the sextett as complement...

All the gear cost of my 2 system is : 1000 bucks....

My main system:

Hidizs AP80 pro battery powered and files bank /dac/equalizer---> Sansui Au-Alpha 607i ---> hybrid headphone AKG k340 (bass version)+improved mods... Nothing else is necessary -

my very satisfying secondary system :

And SPS nos french battery dac+tube preamp Douk P2+Fosi mk01 amp+ AKGK240 sextett or M-Audio AV40 speakers modified

I dont need to upgrade ( i even tried ) ...

Happiness in audio result from acoustic information and experiments not from buying gear...

It is my experience...

Buying gear is often the easy way to reach results but the lost occasion to study,learn and experiments to reach the same goal at a very low price...