G'day
I am looking to upgrade my headphone rig when I manage to fund it with selling some of my current equipment.
Unfortunately due to taxes Master 11 when landed in Australia is over $3300 AUD, roughly $800-1000 AUD more than NFB-1AMP + DAC-19 10th Anniversary Edition (when bought and shipped separately).
1. Has anyone heard both systems?
2. Is Master 11 a lot better than NFB-1AMP + DAC-19 or is it more like 5% better?
I would like to pair this amp/DAC with LCD-X. Both option are more than powerful enough to drive these cans. LCD-X comes with SE and balanced (4 pin connector) or am I wrong? If I changed the cable for LCD-X with aftermarket one I could go balanced or single ended. That leads to my next question.
3. Would I really benefit running LCD-X balanced from balanced NFB-1AMP via ACSS from SE DAC-19 compered to running LCD-X in SE mode from SE C-2 11th Anniversary Edition via ACSS from SE DAC-19?
4. What would you recommend for aftermarket cables for LCD-X OCC copper, silver or hybrid? I was looking at Toxic, Forza, Norne, Headphone, Wywires cable. All brands come with copper, silver and hybrid. I have never upgraded headphone cables with aftermarket so I don't know what to expect and would would be best match for LCD-X and above mentioned gear.
Kristof
