Looking for a DAC/AMP for Sennheiser HD560S

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I can say the Basic’s bass boost is tasteful, just not surprising. Touch more warmth and boom, kinda muddies up bassy headphones but does bring a nice warmth to neutral sets.

Nah. USB-C is just normal USB in a different shape. You’d run two USB-C cables, one to the computer as input and the other to the wall as power and set the switch on the back to not use battery. Xduoo includes USB-C to normal USB adapter for the cable, but for desktop use, gotta include your own USB-C power cord (really, any phone charger would do so long as it ends in USB-C).

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Ahh, didn’t realize it had two ports :laughing: Any thoughts on this (https://www.amazon.com/TOPPING-Headphone-Amplifier-XMOS-XU208-Silver/dp/B0788HJ33W/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=topping%2Bnx4%2Bdsd&qid=1613127178&sr=8-2&th=1) over the XDUOO basic or the Zen DAC? as I’m down to more or less the three options

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Quite old by this point, meant to be more portable than anything, and at release had questionable reviews concerning the Sabre DAC quality… and why is it that expensive? 0_o

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so if you had to choose between the XDUOO basic or the Zen DAC what would you choose?

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I chose already. :wink: Basic.

But, I’m more of a special case; gotta move overseas with my gear.

I’d say for the HD560S, get the Zen DAC for synergy. I think you’d be good.

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I liked them on the BTR5, but I thought they really sang on the Atom. I currently have a Zen DAC, and would definitely recommend that over the k5 pro if you want an all in one solution.

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Zen DAC imho is way to warm for 560S, if you like truebase and warm sound ok. But for me I Like more Audioquest black with Sennheiser.

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Zen DAC is a great amp DAC but I like it more balanced too Sony 1AM2, and from Laptop to my Stereo speakers setup…