Alright, so I know I’ve talked about this before, but I’ll also admit I don’t entirely know what I’m doing… As I’m fairly new, and have only had my first decently high quality headphone for about a year and a half now, I’ve got enough to still be a nube. I’d like to think I’m not above asking for help.
That’s my current set up (Note the UM2 does not work).
Headphones currently owned: HE-4XX, DT990 Pro, K550 MKIII, HE-350, KSC75X, Tin T2, Tanchjim Cora, Echobox Traveler
AMPs: Little Bear B4 and FiiO A3
Things I’ve had but gave away: M220 Pro (No bass, very mid forward. Not to my liking), HD 559 (WAY TOO MUCH CLAMP, and the pads did not feel great. The sound quality was alright, but the cable was not great.), and DAC-X6 (was pretty good, and got the job done… but person I gave the 559s to needed something with a quarter inch jack, and this fit the bill)
Everyone seems to complain about the high impedance 990s having piercing highs, but I don’t notice it. Hell, periodically I’d get the issue with the T2s more then anything else. I still feel like I enjoy a warmer, and sometimes darker sound.
Sorry about the rampling, please ignore it if it’s bothersome. Between the computer speakers I have and the block my monitor is standing on, there’s about 6.75"(17cm) on either side, and about 4"(9.5cm) high. Move about 3" (8cm) back, and you get an extra 3.5"(9cm) to the side.
DAC would have to interface via USB with either my laptop or desktop. I’m not looking to drop buckets of money on this, but just get things going at a better standard.
*If I where to update the speakers I’d want to keep it to a 2.1 channel set up.