Newest additions to the family: The big DAC/amp is the brand new Topping DX7s (supports DSD512 native and PCM 32/768), connected to my HE-400i via a 4-pin balanced XLR Sukira cable. This is my home listening gear, VERY rich and detailed. Sample song playing is Miles Davis Sextet - Some Day My Prince Will Come in DSD256. Summary? HO LY SHIT I've yet to pair this DAC/amp with any other cans, mainly because my only other pair is the ATH-A900X with a slightly faulty cable and shitty earpads. I'll try out that can after it's revamped down the road. Overall though this is a fantastic and versatile DAC. I think the amp is ok overall, like my cans aren't being utilized to their fullest. Still, I don't intend on investing in a dedicated balanced amp just yet. Massdrop DOES have a fantastic THX

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Sweet setup. What amp/dac u recommend for sennhieser hd650 ? Budget is limited. 30k or 40k.

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ebay has it for 275 bucks. way cheaper than my dx7s that's for sure

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turns out audio-gd's discontinued the nfb-15. the nfb-11 is hte latest, as is the r2r 11. check it out. http://www.audio-gd.com/R2R/R2R11/R2R11EN.htm comparison: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/audio-gd-nfb-11-28-vs-r2r-11.858093/ hope you get an idea of how to research your best pairing. the /r/headphones subreddit is a fantastic place for advice, as is head-fi. t ake your time and research. as you can see there are tons of diverse answers, and sennheiser cans are very picky. the 650 is less so than the 600, but like you said, you want a warm sound signature

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Thanks a lot mate for helping me so much. Will read and get back to you.

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aye! and again, if you want to take your shot with the xd-05, feel free to hit me up. since it's portable we can meet up outside anytime, either clifton during the weekdays or my place on sundays at gulshan

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Yeah will do that. I live in defence we can meet someday.

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this is one decent setup. what audio quality does the a1 record in?

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no idea what you mean by "record" in this context. the microphone recording is smartphone quality lol. the lg v20 was WAY superior in that regard with hi def 24/96 recording capabilities in flac direct. if you mean the default playback quality, in non-exclusive usb output mode it is limited to 24/96 output via the android audio subsystem. quite shitty really, but HiBy is fantastic for that purpose. the a1's builtin amp is decent but i was VERY bored. with the xd-05 stacking up, i can happily sing my way through a one hour traffic jam because of how much fun the music is again

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haha then a1 is probably not the best for either recording or playing audio. im trying to record in 200kb/s+ with a wider audio range on a phone (haha dont judge me), but there is a lot of white noise.

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not judging bro. but yeah the lg v20 was fantastic for this, and i'm sure you can pick up a set for around 40k brand new from HK. mine cost me 50k over a year ago. the lg v series is MADE for this kind of work, and it really did sound fantastic. just don't send hd audio recordings via whatsapp, the sound will get static-fucked instead

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haha i know i know, whatsapp and snapchat have the worst audio and video compression

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That was a brilliant lesson in Greek.

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English plz.