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Sennheiser HD600 and Topping DX3Pro+[0] are the combination I recommend today.

The Atom doesn't hold up as well as when it launched in today's market at that price point. That DX3Pro+ is a strongly measuring dac+amp single unit at the price.

As for HD600, they're the time-proven, neutral, uncolored, accurate timbre kings. Great overall balance.

0. https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/t...

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The DX3 Pro+ seems like a great recommendation, I might have gone for that as well if it had been available when I was researching.

And I concur regarding the HD600, it's a great choice for many people. I was trying out both a HD650 and the DT1990 before making my choice, and for me the 'precision' of the 1990s was just too enticing compared to the laid-back sound of the 650s -- but it was a hard choice, because sometimes you don't want precision, you just want comfortable listening, and there the HD600/650 really excel in my opinion.

Note the HD650 are warm and laid-back not just relative to DT1990, but also relative to HD600.

+1. Great advice

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