Originally Posted by
rossman
After quite a layoff from using my Caiman MkII a change in circumstances means that I am having to do more headphone listening and I want to use the Caiman for this but I haven't had an upgrade sine it's original chip was changed to SFW 3/5A firmware. How far have the upgrades come since then and what options are currently available?
Looking at the Beresford website and checking on this board the Dorado and latest firmware look interesting but are there any other options that can improve things without doing DIY. I'm using an S Booster for the DAC and source is CD player only at the moment.
I've also been considering some new headphones and Beyers look like they will be most suitable for me, I just need to decide between DT880 and DT990 now. I'd appreciate any opinions on these from those using Stan Dacs, especially comments regarding the bass as I don't want to be overpowered by it. I've been using the Senn HD600 and budget Takstar HI2050 and while I really enjoy the Senns I want something with more clarity and openness.
I don't have one of stand dacs at the mo, but have beyerdynamic dt 990 pro 250ohm, good cans for not much fold and easy to drive
novafidelity x40 music server/pre/dac, Arcam A39, roksan k3 power amp,Monitor Audio Monitor 50, Dali spektor 1, van damme interconnects and speaker cable, roskan k3 CD player