Gannu said:...since I happened to listen to the ST's out fed to an amp and a pair of bookshelves.
I believe the ST can very well drive high-impedance cans as well.
Bang on! That was precisely what I meant.titana said:^ He means to say that he only compared the stx & D1 while listening to speakers(which would need a speaker amp).In such comparison ST/X fared better than D1, so apparently the DAC section of xonar is superior to D1.