There are also some pretty good hacks to get killer performance without going all out to the higher tiers.

i.e. there are some great portable DAC/amp combos on market like Chord Mojo 2, Cayin RU9, iFi GR2, Questyle Sigma (Pro) in the $500 range that will get easier-to-drive planars sounding pretty damn good.

And even some $100 usb-dongle DACs will be a very significant upgrades for whatever wired headphones most people are already using, over the output from a phone or computer.

And buying from Amazon - easy 30-day return window so can effectively demo and return if dont like. 😼