Thank you, all of you so much, for your great responses. As I had hoped, the units that you listed were among the ones I was already becoming familiar with. My personal choice up to now has been the Headroom MAX with stepped attenuators but I didn't want to overlook any good competition to the MAX and regret it later.
I like the Cary too from what I've read but between the high initial price and the overkill of having a versatile piece of equipment that I would only use for headphones makes it even more expensive.
I've also read about the listening experiences of several Headroom product owners that depict the overall "Headroom" experience as being clinical, cold, transistory? I believe these were various models of older units (2002 or earlier).
I'll make my move in a month or two. If anyone else reading this thread has a great unit to share please jump in.
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I like the Cary too from what I've read but between the high initial price and the overkill of having a versatile piece of equipment that I would only use for headphones makes it even more expensive.
I've also read about the listening experiences of several Headroom product owners that depict the overall "Headroom" experience as being clinical, cold, transistory? I believe these were various models of older units (2002 or earlier).
I'll make my move in a month or two. If anyone else reading this thread has a great unit to share please jump in.
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