the HD6XX scales up with better amp. I've upgraded my setup 3 times now and it's getting better everytime. Currently, I'm waiting for ECP amp and I can only imagine that it turns out even better.

My apology. New here. still figure out how to update stuff

True. I just copied my detail from Head-fi for the signature. Too lazy to write other thing.

It really depends on headphone. My Jabra Move internal battery died after a year due to excessive gym use (I guess).

I second Audio-gd but yeah, might need to increase the budget.

the cheapest yet quality DSD playback amp/dac that I can think of is iDSD nano. less than rm1000.

massdrop Liquid Carbon X is coming up on thursday. At $299.99 it's an amazing price!

I own HD6XX for about a year now and it is definitely a keep. I have been changing my setup every now and then; so far, it just keep getting better. LCX would be my preferred choice but make sure you run it through balance. Note that, Jot has a good amp section but not Dac. iDSD black label is quite good actually.

Yup, the massdrop Liquid Carbon and yeah, the waiting time is a bummer indeed. I owned LC V1 from cavalli and I am surprised how good that pair was. The bass is tighter and it doesn't bleed to the mids. The treble is amazing because it is pushed a bit forward and the soundstage is a tad bigger. Now that I use a 4 times more expensive amp, I felt like the LC comes quite close when I use HD6XX. Separation, clarity and more pronounced treble are the main improvements but by a small margins. But, the case is different with HD800. HD800 drastically improves with my current amp.

This is assumed that the LCX has the same sound as LC. We never know until we get the real thing. I had bifrost+valhalla2 in the past and they are quite good. Although, instead of buying that, I would suggest you go for modi multibit and LCX. By the way, what is your budget? It is easier to suggest what's good for you if we know what is your budget.

True, I wouldn't want that either. I have tried the HD6XX with mojo and it doesn't suits me. Regarding the CTH amp, I have a thought that it could be warmer than LC since it's a hybrid.

Yeah. I've read that. I guess because the 6922 tube is more on the neutral side plus it's a hybrid amp. I used ecc88 before and it is warmer than the valhalla stock tube.

here is one of the review of the CTH

https://www.innerfidelity.com/content/massd...-amp-cth-page-2

AFAIK, we never had any review on the LCX though. I know numbers of us who love the jot and HD650 combo and I believe it'll satisfy you. If you wanna use jot, I recommend you use the balanced out. I am not sure how to suggest an amp that could maximize the potential of HD6XX because it never know it's limit But, bottlehead crack is a stellar match with HD6XX. It's just that, it doesn't come with DAC; so you might need to find a DAC if you decide on getting the crack

Considering magni 3. Read only great things about it

Nope. Not my current amp. The thing is my current amp only has balanced output but yeah all my three main cans are balanced. I just want a decent single ended amp to fit other headphones too.

I am currently selling my Dac and Wyrds

This post has been edited by ahmadfaizadnan: Sep 24 2017, 01:17 PM

Ended up buying Magni 3. Can't resist the temptation

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It'll arrives in couple days. Will post a review after that

Now Schiit released the Loki mini!


Should I get one?

Judging from it's name, there might be a "non-mini" version comes out in the future. It would be amazing if that version has both balanced and unbalanced input/output because it could accommodate both amps at the same time. I guess I'll wait then

My Magni 3 arrives tomorrow and will definitely give my insights about it here.

Me too actually. But I am gonna wait for Loki-2 I guess. Hope that they have both balance and RCA input/output. Loki really fits my need but no balance for now T.T

Just got my magni 3 earlier today. First impression: neutral and warm. It literally depends on your source and smooth at the top end. It's like my mini ECP DSHA-0 for a 1/24 of its price. I'll write my full review for the magni 3 in a day or two

I am currently in USA, so just regular tax and shipping from schiit.

Congratulations for 600's. I have HD6XX and will listen to it with magni 3 later today because all this time I pair the magni 3 with HD800 SDR and westone 30; they sound pretty good

I'll be here for the next two years but will be back after that. I am gonna be back next summer for three months and I will stop by at KLIAV. But yeah, the tax is so expensive. Just in case if anyone want to avoid tax, I can help bring back something next year. I can't bring a lot of stuff I guess but I can help with something portable.