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Friends,
I am about to pull the trigger on a good occasion hd800s. It will be my first pair of open cans.
I can buy them together with the HDVD 800 at a fairly OK price. They're made for each other so they must be the best loving partners
But honestly, my technical knowledge is rather thin to quickly decide. Differences like multi/single bit, delta-sigma, digital filters, etc. I really need to dig into these matters to decide what dac/amp combo I should buy.
Right now I'm in between the Jotunheim and the hdvd800. Can I ask straight up what the practical differences may can be between these 2 dac/amps + hd800s and how it may the performance? I am going to use the setup in a small room with fairly short cables. I've already ordered a set of balanced cables for only 120 euro. Not that I need it, but just in case.
In photography there's such statement as "rather a high end lens on a low end camera, than vice versa". How does this hold up to headphones and amps?
The Jot is not cheap but there are units double the price like the hdvd 800. Not to mention the Yggdrasil. more than 2 grand for just a dac?.. Wow.... Will the Jot do the hd800s too short in any way?
Thank you.
I am about to pull the trigger on a good occasion hd800s. It will be my first pair of open cans.
I can buy them together with the HDVD 800 at a fairly OK price. They're made for each other so they must be the best loving partners
But honestly, my technical knowledge is rather thin to quickly decide. Differences like multi/single bit, delta-sigma, digital filters, etc. I really need to dig into these matters to decide what dac/amp combo I should buy.
Right now I'm in between the Jotunheim and the hdvd800. Can I ask straight up what the practical differences may can be between these 2 dac/amps + hd800s and how it may the performance? I am going to use the setup in a small room with fairly short cables. I've already ordered a set of balanced cables for only 120 euro. Not that I need it, but just in case.
In photography there's such statement as "rather a high end lens on a low end camera, than vice versa". How does this hold up to headphones and amps?
The Jot is not cheap but there are units double the price like the hdvd 800. Not to mention the Yggdrasil. more than 2 grand for just a dac?.. Wow.... Will the Jot do the hd800s too short in any way?
Thank you.
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