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Hi Everyone, It's christmas time, and I want to spend a bit of $$ to improve my headphone setup I currently have an Audio-Technica AD700 at home, which I listen to through a Pioneer SX-727, and I'm really happy with the setup. However, at work, the AD700's aren't suited as they are very leaky. I use a Shure SRH440, and have been for about a year, however it's quite a different listening experience from back at home. What can i do to improve my listening experience at work? Would I be better off getting a headphone amp (iBasso D7 or AudioEngine D1), or a better pair of headphones? I'm currently budgeting about $200. Any suggestions welcome!

Further information: This is a nice bit of kit. Sounds amazing whether direct or through the DAC. Great condition, used very little, proof of purchase will be supplied, all original items with purchase supplied, can audition prior to purchase. Plenty of great reviews, donation to SNA, Thanks for looking.

Further Information: Used for less than a year, sat on the rack the whole time, mint condition. Compact, beautiful and powerful. Modified N-core, best Class D amp ever heard, neutral with a touch of warmth, managed floor standing speakers effortlessly. Designed and made in Germany. Dual AK4493 in mono mode, + AK4137 re-sampler. Ultra low jitter MEMS Femto Clock. Roon Ready, TIDAL Connect, Qobuz, Deezer, HighResAudio, Spotify Connect. 2 x 500 W @ 4 Ohms (1200 W max). Great headphone amplifier included. Source II D/A converter Resolution: 768 kHz/32 bit and DSD 512 Dynamic range: >125 dB THD & Noise: <0.001 % (@ 0 dB FS) Master-Clock: Ultra low jitter MEMS Femto Clock Re-Sampling: with 180 dB dynamics and 32 bit resolution, bit-perfect or DSD Converter architecture: two AK4493 DACs in dual differential mono mode, AK4137 re-sampler Network player Ethernet: 100 Mbit/s WLAN: Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, WPS support Bluetooth: 4.2, A2DP USB: High-speed host interface for hard disks, USB sticks, DVD ROM drives. Supported codecs: WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC, MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, DSD UPnP and DLNA support PCM resolution: 44.1 kHz up to 384 kHz, 24bit (WLAN up to 192 kHz) DSD resolution: DSD 64 up to DSD 256 (WLAN up to DSD 128) Gapless playback Streaming services: TIDAL Connect, Qobuz, Deezer, HighResAudio, Spotify Connect Internet radio and podcast Roon Ready Analog preamp Inputs: two analog line inputs with 50 kOhms of input impedance. Outputs: one balanced and one unbalanced output. The outputs may be used independently. Volume level control range: 0 to 80 dB in 1 dB steps Frequency response: 2 – 200 kHz (-3 dB) Headphone amplifier Headphone connector: 6.35 mm (1/4“) jack socket Headphone gain: 0 dB / 12 dB switchable Damping factor of headphone output: >100 POWER 1000 Power consumption: 0,5 W stand-by, 16 W operation, 1200 W max. XLR Inputs: analog line-level inputs Output power: 2 x 500 W @ 4 Ohms Gain: 25,5 dB THD: < 0,003% Frequency response: 1 Hz – 45 kHz (-3 dB) Signal-to-noise ration: > 110 dB Automatic switch-on Protection circuits Lindemann (lindemann-audio.de)