Do I need a headphone or speaker to appreciate high-end DACs?


This is a common opinion I hear on forums:

That to appreciate TOTL DACs you need a very resolving transducer.

My question is, to appreciate such quality, do I need speakers, or will headphones be enough?

Typical TOTL DACs i hear are from dcs, Chord, Mola Mola, Holo, Lampizator, MSB, Rockna, Weiss etc. To enjoy that level of fidelity, do I need speakers?

When I say "enjoy", I dont mean subjectively feeling good. I am asking about the differences being big enough to spot on in blind A/B testing, compared to say, a 200$ Schiit or JDS.

kandamrgam

@boostedis the other attributes for the most part can be obtained by the RAAL SR1a earphones. That is why some people have sold their speakers and went just with the RAALs. I know 2 people who sold their Magico speakers and went with the simpler phones. This was about 4 years ago and do not know if they are still speaker-less.

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Thank you all for for the responses, it was helpful.

@mulveling Yeah, that is the general opinion I am seeing everywhere. That while headphones are enough, speakers are better.