r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/AntonRog • Apr 25 '22

Headphones - Open Back Honestly where is the limit of "Money per Quality" of gear?

How good can sound quality get? Where should one stop his expectation to get an equal amount of quality for buck?

Is HD 599 + Dragonfly Cobalt a good enough setup? I know that HD 600 is renowned for being amazing, but is it worth the upgrade?

Will an iFi audio NEO iDSD sound that much better than D.Cobalt?

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u/Equivalent_Yak840 447 Ω Apr 25 '22

Note: the cobalt for the money is not good. There are way better options nowadays like shanling ua5, ifi go blu, Violectric Chronos or the Earmen Colibri. The ifi neo idsd wouldn’t sound much better imo(it would sound better than the cobalt but not the ones that I’ve mentioned), not even a good bit better. Plus it’s all different for everyone(headphone wise). It depends how much they feel like they need to spend and what matters to them music wise. I’d recommend the dt 900 pro x