After years of contentment with my Sennheiser HD380 Pro circumaural monitors and more recently my AudioQuest Nighthawk cans, I've really become discontent with the listening experience they produce. Thankfully, I've several pro-audio savvy gents in my circles who kindly offered their considered advice.
It is quite likely that the $300-$600 headphone equipment is simply revealing the limitations of the shoddy internal DAC on my mobile and of my $25 entry-level Behringer UCA-202 DAC which processes the audio signals from my server to my integrated amp.
They've advised that a portable DAC upgrade would very likely improve the performance of both my portable and desktop listening environments. And AudioQuest's new DragonFly Red may be exactly the solution I'm looking for.
Thanks to a tip from another fellow audiophile, I've just picked up the latest issue of Stereophile which features a review of the newly-launched Red. I can't wait to dive in!
Side Note: Holy Christ... it's 2016 and I just bought a
MAGAZINE.
