An audiophile quality DAC costs 20x what you see in smartphones.
You also need an amp for audiophile quality headphones.
Do you know any audiophiles who use phones to listen to music?
You also need an amp for audiophile quality headphones.
Do you know any audiophiles who use phones to listen to music?
I have a couple different sets of speakers and know that my larger ones sound better than the smaller ones (more “tinny” sound), but figured the core difference isn’t the quality of analog output on the source. Rather it’s the larger amplifier and larger size for bass generation.
And the Grado's look like a good set of headphones.
I would try listening to The King's Singers, which is an A Capella voice group that sings classical music. I can pick out individual voices in space from recordings that were recorded in the late 1980's. A good DAC won't smear them in space, and you can "lock on" to a voice and hear the tonal quality of it individually as if they were standing in front of you.