Warm Amp to drive DT1990 Pro

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Hey M0N, reviving this question again.Sadly, The Xduoo is now out of stock.

So, I’m back to that point between buying the DX3 Pro, and importing a Liquid Spark later in for arround 2p0 dollars. Or buying the K5 Pro for 150 Euros in the UK.

But now I have one more option. I have raised the budget to 350 dollars for DAC and AMP to see if I could find some more alternatives. And I seems like the SNSL SP200 THX AAA 888 is 295 Euros, and available in France. I was thinking of buying it and a cheap DAC (upgrading later). That way I would future proof my setup, and I think it may be a very good (and powerful) AMP for all my future headphones.

I wanted to know what do you think of that SP200 choice, and if you have any other recommendations in that 300-350 dollar budget.

Also, if I go for the Fiio K5 Pro, I would have to wait about 10 days after I get the DT1990 to buy it (because I will go to UK only arround the ending of my trip) and I wanted to know if my Fiio A3 can drive the DT1990 until I get the other amp. Thanks!

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This would be pretty good, gives you lots of options but costs more

That amp is bright/analytical leaning FYI if you are still looking for a warmer amp, but it is a solid offering

I think the fiio a3 would work for the time being if you go with that

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Ok, thanks!
I know the DX3 is Brighter and the SMSL is also bright/analytical

But how do the Fiio K5 compare?
Also, is the SMSL less bright than the DX3?

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I think the k5 pro is a bit more balanced than the dx3.

I think the thx is more aggressive than the dx3 and both are somewhat similar in brightness