Hi!
I play tons of games and listen to a range of music that sits somewhere in the middle of Protest the Hero (Metal), City and Colour (Acoustic) and Carpenter Brut (EDM). I'm into the heavy feeling of closed back headphones, I love the rumble of bass, and I've found that my Hyper X Cloud IIs are very comfortable, not pressing up against my ears at all. I've owned a pair of V-Moda Crossfade LPs for 4 years now and they're great for everything I listen to...except for metal and rock. If the focus isn't bass, they're not great. They're also not reasonable to wear for more than an hour tops, even with the extra big pads I bought a few years ago, because your ear is still right up against the driver.
I want to step into some HiFi audio, and as far as I understand, to drive some of the more impressive models you need a DAC or an AMP; A dedicated one, not just what's built into my MoBo.
So give me some recommendations! I see a lot of headphones & DAC/AMP combos on Massdrop's Audiophile Community but I really don't know what to look for. I've heard Schitt's good for the price, but again, no clue, and I have no idea where to go for reviews on this sort of thing. Do you pair a certain type of DAC or AMP with a certain sound you're going for? *shrug*
Budget total for both is somewhere around $300 CAD. If that's unreasonably low don't hesitate to educate me.
I'd love to hear your recommendations!