Compilation of portable amps - Page 8 - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

Onix · 02-08-2005, 12:31 PM

I have another one. This is not very liked around here, but this design was one of the first DIY headphone amps ever made and one of the first to be sold.

http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cg...?item=SP-HBA-2

And it's better than the headphone jack of any portable, albeit sometimes it tends to have a hiss, specially with sensible cans.

ghart999 · 02-08-2005, 05:56 PM

Thanks Onix. I have added all the amps you suggested.

Originally Posted by Onix

I have another one. This is not very liked around here, but this design was one of the first DIY headphone amps ever made and one of the first to be sold.

http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cg...?item=SP-HBA-2

And it's better than the headphone jack of any portable, albeit sometimes it tends to have a hiss, specially with sensible cans.

mr.karmalicious · 02-12-2005, 01:11 AM

Hey Z, did I get the last original ZMoy? I'm 'Ben' in the e-mails I sent you, if you knew my nickname instead of screen-name...

Zemo · 02-12-2005, 01:46 AM

Originally Posted by mr.karmalicious

Hey Z, did I get the last original ZMoy? I'm 'Ben' in the e-mails I sent you, if you knew my nickname instead of screen-name...

Second to last, yeah.
-Z

mr.karmalicious · 02-12-2005, 01:56 AM

Damn. I mighta had a collector's item

mekmek · 02-13-2005, 11:20 PM

Damn. I mighta had a collector's item

I got my zmoy at about the same time. Maybe mine was the last?

thanks Z

Zemo · 02-13-2005, 11:34 PM

eh, afraid not. Last one hasn't been recieved yet.

-Z

dzm · 02-17-2005, 07:23 PM

you could add www.evilfire.com ´s cMoys - they sell on ebay for 25 GBP

patricklang · 02-20-2005, 12:06 AM

Originally Posted by blitze

My favourite music includes Classical, Jazz, vocals, and folk, not much into loud or rock at this time. Do you think the K501s would work for me?

Definitely, they're probably the best price/performace for those types of music. I use a Meta42 that I built a while back. Initially I was using 1 buffer per channel, but upgraded to two. Stacking the buffers brought the bass quality out quite a bit, and made the sound a bit faster overall. These are extremely fast headphones. I'd say a Pimeta would be a good amp to consider based off my meta42 experience. Hopefully you could get a pair of 501's and a pimeta for around $300, and you'd be set if you have a decent source.

I use the 501/meta42/revo7.1 on my desk at work along with j.river media center's ASIO mode and am very happy.

Onix · 02-22-2005, 05:24 AM

Another one. This guy is a Headfier and people likes a lot his work

http://www.eyevancsu.net/_wsn/page3.html