A&K/JH Diana Iem

I would buy the expensive IEMs and a Dragonfly to plug into your phone.  I think you'll still be at $900

On 7/11/2019 at 9:11 PM, porto said:

Hi everyone!

 

I had an initial budget of 900usd to spend on a DAC and IEMs. On my first naïve thoughts I was thinking spending about 50/50 on each.  

After having been advised from many of you I decided to buy an IEM that will bring me joy, happiness and more important quality and reliability for the coming years – The IEM is The Diana from A&K/ JH audio. The IEM alone cost practically my budget (700usd).

 

My question is: do you think I can have/buy a DAP player for 200/300usd that can let’s say “support” the IEM or for such level of IEMs a player of 200usd will not “add” nothing.

Should I save that money and listen the IEMs on my Samsung Note 9 as “the source”?  or do you recommend a DAP?

 

Thank you all!

   

Others may give specific recommendations. I would tend to weight the expenditure towards the IEMS

You want strangers on the Internet to tell you how to spend your money?  Most of us with serious systems focus on something called "Straight wire with gain."   

Meaning, the source music is amplified as neutrally as possible to speakers that can resolve that music.

Don't get hung up on brand names. 

Decide what your goal is, and then work towards that.