Help finding DAC and AMP

[Toxic Noctis]

recently pulled the trigger on the mass drop hd 58x head phones and looking for a DAC and AMP setup to get the best sound from these bad boys. Budget is $500. Also currently looking at some book shelf speakers for my girl to enjoy a more clear and better sounding experience while she cleans or cooks so the DAC and AMP might need to be able to power those also, although i dont have any speakers in mind expect for the Jamo Concert Series 9 II C91 II Bookshelf Speaker Pair only cause its the first pair that i've heard before. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Firewrath9]

500$?

Damn. perhaps you should've gotten better headphones like 6XXs.  I'd recc a schiit stack w/ a magni 3 multibit and either a modi or a vali

[rice guru]

45 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

500$?

Damn. perhaps you should've gotten better headphones like 6XXs.  I'd recc a schiit stack w/ a magni 3 multibit and either a modi or a vali

$200 schiit stack is not that good a value anymore compared to the JD's labs atom or the monolith liquid spark

[Firewrath9]

18 minutes ago, rice guru said:

$200 schiit stack is not that good a value anymore compared to the JD's labs atom or the monolith liquid spark

the schiit multibit is 250, it should be better? idk, I'm not an audio enthusiast. I'd refer to others then

[AndrewB121]

Why would you pay more for the amp than the headphones themselves?

[rice guru]

48 minutes ago, AndrewB121 said:

Why would you pay more for the amp than the headphones themselves?

you shouldn't

[AndrewB121]

2 minutes ago, rice guru said:

you shouldn't

I know.  Yet this guy wants to pair his $210 headphones with a $500 amp.  

 

[rice guru]

9 hours ago, Firewrath9 said:

the schiit multibit is 250, it should be better? idk, I'm not an audio enthusiast. I'd refer to others then

no not really multibit is cool on the modi makes it a clean DAC but for $250 for just that DAC is not worth it. if yuou can afford that grab a topping d50 , enog 2 pro , or a khadas tone board much cleaner than the multibit. schiit multibuit is just a DAC no AMP

[rice guru]

2 minutes ago, AndrewB121 said:

I know.  Yet this guy wants to pair his $210 headphones with a $500 amp.  

 

if ehe want to power speakers as well that budget might not be bad. for that budget you can get a nice tube amp, a headphpne amp and a speaker amp. 

[AndrewB121]

1 hour ago, rice guru said:

if ehe want to power speakers as well that budget might not be bad. for that budget you can get a nice tube amp, a headphpne amp and a speaker amp. 

Fair enough I guess. 

[Derkoli]

15 hours ago, Toxic Noctis said:

recently pulled the trigger on the mass drop hd 58x head phones and looking for a DAC and AMP setup to get the best sound from these bad boys. Budget is $500. Also currently looking at some book shelf speakers for my girl to enjoy a more clear and better sounding experience while she cleans or cooks so the DAC and AMP might need to be able to power those also, although i dont have any speakers in mind expect for the Jamo Concert Series 9 II C91 II Bookshelf Speaker Pair only cause its the first pair that i've heard before. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

For the speaker amp, I would suggest a Cambridge audio Topaz SR10, or an Emotiva Audio BasX A-100, My expertise heavily lies in speaker's. Ask any question about speaker amp's and i should be able to answer

https://www.amazon.com/Emotiva-Audio-BasX-Stereo-Amplifier/dp/B06XSCCRDH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=emotiva+A-100&qid=1571500899&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.com/Cambridge-Audio-SR10-Powerful-Receiver/dp/B003VSMU24/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=topaz+sr10&qid=1571500925&sr=8-1

[Toxic Noctis]

3 hours ago, AndrewB121 said:

I know.  Yet this guy wants to pair his $210 headphones with a $500 amp.  

 

The $500 budget is for the DAC and AMP. 

[Toxic Noctis]

3 hours ago, rice guru said:

no not really multibit is cool on the modi makes it a clean DAC but for $250 for just that DAC is not worth it. if yuou can afford that grab a topping d50 , enog 2 pro , or a khadas tone board much cleaner than the multibit. schiit multibuit is just a DAC no AMP

I was looking at the D50. But was still trying to figure out a good amp to go with that DAC.

[rice guru]

Thx AAA789 end game level setup right there but to be honest you would be spending too much for that headphone.

[Toxic Noctis]

4 minutes ago, rice guru said:

Thx AAA789 end game level setup right there but to be honest you would be spending too much for that headphone.

Isnt that a DAC/AMP combo? 

[rice guru]

That is the monolith thx AAA788.. the 789 is just an amp

[Toxic Noctis]

5 hours ago, rice guru said:

That is the monolith thx AAA788.. the 789 is just an amp

So you would just go with the d10 and liquid spark for the headphones and just have a separate amp for the speakers? should i get a different DAC also ?

[Toxic Noctis]

Was really looking into the topping MX3 for the set up .

[Derkoli]

10 minutes ago, Toxic Noctis said:

So you would just go with the d10 and liquid spark for the headphones and just have a separate amp for the speakers? should i get a different DAC also ?

Seperate amp for the speakers, but use the same DAC. i suggest these:

6 hours ago, Derkoli said:

For the speaker amp, I would suggest a Cambridge audio Topaz SR10, or an Emotiva Audio BasX A-100, My expertise heavily lies in speaker's. Ask any question about speaker amp's and i should be able to answer

https://www.amazon.com/Emotiva-Audio-BasX-Stereo-Amplifier/dp/B06XSCCRDH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=emotiva+A-100&qid=1571500899&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.com/Cambridge-Audio-SR10-Powerful-Receiver/dp/B003VSMU24/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=topaz+sr10&qid=1571500925&sr=8-1

 

[rice guru]

1 hour ago, Toxic Noctis said:

So you would just go with the d10 and liquid spark for the headphones and just have a separate amp for the speakers? should i get a different DAC also ?

thats what I do on my setup just using the 1 DAc I mean

[Toxic Noctis]

6 hours ago, rice guru said:

That is the monolith thx AAA788.. the 789 is just an amp

Also the mass drop 58x say they are 150 ohms but the liquid spark saids it pushes to 50 ohms? wouldnt i lose quality with the spark?

[rice guru]

6 minutes ago, Toxic Noctis said:

Also the mass drop 58x say they are 150 ohms but the liquid spark saids it pushes to 50 ohms? wouldnt i lose quality with the spark?

the listed numbers on the liquid sparks spec sheet is wron the liquid spark can push600 ohm headphones no problem. check this review out and read what they say about the power. also the low output impedance of this amp will keep easy to drive headphones sounding clean

https://headfonics.com/2019/07/monoprice-monolith-liquid-spark-review/