BagelDoughnutIf you want a dac/amp combo and trust Zeos's judgement there's also the Aune X1s , which is apparently his favorite combo unit.
Should be powerful enough to drive the 6xx. Also down the line you can add a Aune X7s as a Class A balanced headphone amp and use the X1s as a dac.
X1S Review:
" USB and SPDIF and an Analog input. Full RCA PRE OUT. This is MY favorite amp/dac combo. Not the most powerful but a benchmark in sound quality. " - Zeos' Reddit Guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlXW20ptu7E
X7s Review:
"Balanced Class A murder wagon. CLEAN. I could remove half the amps in this list because this is just straight better. Bottom mounted gain limiters so you can fine tune. Also features a Pre-out. " - Zeos' Reddit Guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLpI5Ui7TsY
Stacked:
https://cdn.head-fi.org/a/8633757.jpg
jeffrey_bThe stack of the X7S and X1S makes no sense. Because you are paying $300 for the X1S which is a DAC/AMP and if you are using it only as a DAC for the X7S then there are better choices for DACs. I have the X7S and I order an SDAC for it.
CokemanTo be fair, people usually go with a DAC/Amp combo like the X1S first to get a good setup going without putting a lot of money that they may not have right away. Then when they can scrounge up enough disposable income, then they go for a straight amp. Like me, I went with the Fulla 2 just to get a DAC and amp for half the price of the Schiit stack. Then when I got some more money I could spend on audio, I went and picked up the Magni 2 and used the line out from the Fulla 2 to Magni 2 for a ghetto Schiit stack.