In Reply to: Guys, I think you are running ahead of the OP's question posted by PAR on March 9, 2016 at 08:08:08:
... 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.
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- Maybe, but I get the feeling... - genungo 08:39:37 03/09/16 (5)
- Pioneer made great integrated receivers back in the day... - Ivan303 20:55:02 03/09/16 (4)
- RE: Pioneer made great integrated receivers back in the day... - cjspu 02:17:10 03/10/16 (3)
- RE: Pioneer made great integrated receivers back in the day... - PAR 05:47:09 03/10/16 (2)
- RE: Pioneer made great integrated receivers back in the day... - beppe61 03:15:21 04/08/16 (0)
- RE: Pioneer made great integrated receivers back in the day... - cjspu 15:00:37 04/07/16 (0)