I will actually try to avoid listening until that 200 number is passed.Ha! Good one. Seriously though, congrats and welcome to the headphone world. I’m also a recent ‘phone adopter after being a 2-channel guy for a long time, and I’m really enjoying it. It’s different, especially the soundstage thing IME, but still very enjoyable and satisfying in its own way. The Benchmark/Meze sounds like a very good, complimentary pairing and looking forward to your impressions — after 200 hours of course. Ehem.
Headphone Amp for Focal Utopias?
Just bought a pair of Focal Utopia headphones and have been driving them through the headphone jack in my Cary SLP-05 preamp. I thought I would try out a dedicated headphone amp. I see decent deals on the Simaudio Moon 430 HA and Cayin HA-300, as well as a Pass HPA-1. Does anyone have recommendations on any of these? Would another work better with my setup? I thought about going all-Cary with the now-discontinued HH-1, but they’re hard to find...