Thread: AKG K-501s
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Old 04-03-2008, 04:13 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mrarroyo View Post
The Green Solo, the Musical Fidelity X-Can V2, or the O2 Headphone/DAC all do well. The last two are much cheaper ($175 or $250 respectively).
I have the XCan V2, modded by Mike of Rock Grotto fame, and it's very, very nice. I'm using Mitsu****a tubes and it drives the K501s comfortably; it will even drive my 600 ohm 240DFs. A modded v2 with an auxilliary power supply is an impressive amp after you fine tune it with the tubes you like.

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