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Maybe, but I get the feeling...

Posted by genungo on March 9, 2016 at 08:39:37:
... that very few people here have had the opportunity to listen to the very same Pioneer amp driving HD-800 headphones.

So, IMO, the OP needs to listen to a few modern, dedicated headphone amps so that he might learn for himself. Those of us who have listened to a variety of dedicated headphone amps (balanced or otherwise) have been pleasantly surprised, but it can be hard to convince another person who has not heard the difference on a firsthand basis.

OTOH, there is no accounting for taste. To the OP's ears, the Pioneer may indeed sound as good or better as anything being made today.

Listening is learning.