Great dac+amp 4 phones also able to output to other devices. Great bang 4 buck, around top 3-5 option in price range for Solid State amps IMHO
Great little amp/dac considering it's japanese made which to me has mostly always meant quality, it is very neutral sounding in my opinion which to some would be great to some others might sound dull or boring, i think the balanced output boosts specially all the bass frequencies and i do dig that. What seems to probably not be that great is with soundstage, i am using an hd800s and it seems to narrow the soundstage a bit, still need to experiment with it a bit more since i haven't had enough time with it. I would recommend it for its price range and if possible getting a b-stock or a very lightly used unit so that you can get the best price possible on it without the risk of it being a bit (or a lot) banged up, posibly if you believe in it as well get to experience its burn-in period. So far seems a very solid dac/amp with enough options for it's price range considering the powered balanced output which can do DSD and accept a few inputs as well as manage a few output options. I also wanted to use it for my turntable and what i ended up using was an analog to digital converter and i am relatively pleased with it YMMV with this last thing.