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Best all in one headphone DAC/Amp under $300?
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<blockquote data-quote="user 997" data-source="post: 1141005" data-attributes="member: 997"><p>Just read your original post again, and I think you might have to relax some of your expections around the bass performance of the HD600. If you look at how it measures, it does roll off on the bass somewhat over its frequency response, so while it is a well balanced headphone, it is probably not reasonable to expect it to slam as well as an IEM would, particular dynamic driver based IEMs.</p><p></p><p>I had the HD580 and with a Lehmann Audio Black Cube linear that amp (similar topology as the Deckard and Matrix amplifier Scubadude referred to) the headphone had pretty good bass, but never on the level of the IEMs I have owned. I definitely wouldn't say it slammed <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Maybe some of the more high powered headphone amplifiers are better in that regard, but often it is a trade off at a loss of finesse. That is not to say that there are full sized headphones that do bass as well, but for open headphones this is a challenging aspect to get right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 997, post: 1141005, member: 997"] Just read your original post again, and I think you might have to relax some of your expections around the bass performance of the HD600. If you look at how it measures, it does roll off on the bass somewhat over its frequency response, so while it is a well balanced headphone, it is probably not reasonable to expect it to slam as well as an IEM would, particular dynamic driver based IEMs. I had the HD580 and with a Lehmann Audio Black Cube linear that amp (similar topology as the Deckard and Matrix amplifier Scubadude referred to) the headphone had pretty good bass, but never on the level of the IEMs I have owned. I definitely wouldn't say it slammed :) Maybe some of the more high powered headphone amplifiers are better in that regard, but often it is a trade off at a loss of finesse. That is not to say that there are full sized headphones that do bass as well, but for open headphones this is a challenging aspect to get right. [/QUOTE]
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