HiFiman high end thread, HE6 / Arya / HE1000 / Susvara / Shangri La

The Schiit DACs are punchy, yeah. And for the longest time that was what I prioritized most in my chain. If that’s what you desire most, then stick with a Schiit DAC.

But when I reviewed the Yggdrasil and compared it to DACs in the $2-4k range, I described it as such:

Schiit Yggdrasil A2: The equivalent of audiophile junk food. Not accurate, not detailed, almost excessively too wild, fun, and fat-sounding that it can make the other DACs sound boring. Truly the American hifi experience. :us:

https://forum.sonusapparatus.com/t/short-high-end-dac-comparison-pt-1-pt-2-source-gear-progression-and-general-thoughts/26/162

And honestly to this day I still feel this way. The Schiit DACs sounds warm, fun, fat, and punchy. If that’s what you want, then more power to you. But HE-6 4S is already plenty punchy and fun that I feel like using a Schiit DAC actually holds it back a bit from its full technical capabilities.

Unrelated note: punchiest headphone setup I can think of is probably Yggdrasil → A&S Mogwai SE → 2020 Focal Utopia. I’m sure @Draaly would approve.

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