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So I'm looking for a hardware PEQ solution that facilitates digital audio input, can apply a PEQ to the signal & output the processed signal digitally which will then be fed into to my existing headphone dac/amp unit that I'm happy with.

I've done a bit of reading & it seems as though a Mini DSP Flex Digital would be a viable solution however I'm wondering if the same functionality can be performed with any of the RME ADI-2 boxes.

So digital into the ADI-2 applying the PEQ then bypassing the units dac/amp section & outputting the processed signal digitally to my external headphone dac/amp?

Is there any other boxes I can check out that provide this functionality, preferably digital usb out.

Cheers

So back in 2012 I had a pair of Sennheiser HD650's paired with a Fiio E09 desktop amp & E17 portable amp / dac combo. This was my first experience into hifi headphones, I instantly fell in love with music again & the sound quality / tone this equipment delivered.

Fast forward to a few years ago I sold my setup as it wasn't getting used as much as it should do, anyway I'm back in the market for another pair of cans & desktop amp/dac. I'd like to stick with sennheiser & fiio again but it seems in all this time there's doesn't appear to be a direct successor to the 650's. From what I've been reading both the 800s & 660s2 are techincally upgrades over the 650 but both sound very different with regards to tone.

I'm planning to get the Fiio K17 desktop dac/amp although I'm open to other suggestions and unsure which of these headphones to buy. Not a bass head but y musical tastes are mainly electronic & female vocalists. People seem to be saying the 800s are a bad choice for electronic genres & the 660s2 aren't great for vocals so I'm a bit stuck on what to do.

I could just buy another pair of 650's as I love how they sound but I'd rather experience something different / better so my question as per the post title can I make with EQ either the 800s or 660s2 sound similar to the 650 but better?

Like can I bring the bass up on the 800s or the vocals forward on the 660s2 & have them sound good? I hear the 800s does well matched with warm sounding tube amps but I'm not keen on exploring that particular rabbit hole.

Edit for automod: Combined budget upto ~£1500 for headphones & DAC/AMP & happy to purchase used equipment.

Sup guys, any way to cast quest 3 to tv / windows / android on firmware 78.1 ?

Meta wants me to upgrade to the latest firmware (lol) to use their cast function.

I have read all the pinned posts and i have searched the megathread.