I’d recommend looking at the Hifiman Sundara closed ‘phones with a Musician Draco R2R DAC and a Singxer SA-1 Class-A amp. Both amp and DAC are fully balanced, so if you can, run balanced cables. I run LavriCables in my HeadFi rig and recommend them highly. BTW, I’ve got Hifiman Arya Stealths feeding them with a Musician Pegasus DAC fed by a Denafrips Iris DDC (to use i2S) and a Singxer SA-1 and the sound is sublime. Just one option, and best of luck.
Best setup for office
Hi all,
I am looking to invest in a good headphone and amp/dac setup for work. I would like to spend ~2000, half on headphones and half on amp/dac. I am only interested in closed back headphones as I do not want to disturb coworkers. I would like the simplest/best sounding setup, I want to plug things in and forget it. The three options I've been seriously considering are:
1. Sennheiser HD 820 with HDV 820
2. Denon AH-D9200 or Fostex TH900 with Woo Audio Fireflies (2nd gen; with vacuum tube psu)
3. Sony MDR-Z1R with TA-ZH1ES
Is there a better option I am not including? Which option would be best and why?
Thanks.