Posts by nymarty

Giving this a bump, as I'm looking for the same answer.  Want to split the signal coming out of Peachtree DacIt and send it to Bottlehead Crack headphone amp and Acurus preamp (for my speakers).    Right now I'm...

Peachtree DacIt may be a little pricey for your budget but is an excellent DAC. Good reviews in Stereophile and Computer Audiophile. I bought mine a few months ago and am enjoying it. Another DAC worth looking at is the Rega or the...

Here are my rcommendations from my own research. Tubes: Bottlehead Crack (DIY for $279) -- perfect for HD650 and what I use for mine Little Dot 3 or 4 Schiit Valhalla (more of a hybrid but well reviewed and well matched to 650s) Solid...

Was doing the same search and agree with others that you should add Schiit Valhalla (or Asgard or Lyr) to the list. My search just ended with a used Crack with Speedball that I just picked up from another member. Awesome combo with...

Just bought a Crack with Speedball from a fellow head-fi-er and spent 3 hours with my HD-650s glued to my head. Amazing pairing. Prior to this I was using a pretty decent Yamaha receiver, which i thought drove them pretty well. I...

I was able to get to the show on Friday and made it a point to get over to the Woo room.  Amazing.   I had never had the pleasure of listening to Woo amps or to Audeze headphones.  Was able to spend time with LCD-2 and...

Any other amps with preamp outs that I should be looking at? Can't just be the Lyrr. Also, any thoughts on y-splitters? Thanks.

Quote: Originally Posted by fabio-fi  The 160D is more Hi-fi oriented with a fine preamp/headphone amp..it was designed originally with the preamp function in mind.     Who makes the 160D?...

Thanks for the recommendation on the Lyr!   My other option I've been considering here is to use a Y-splitter out of the Peachtree Dacit analog outs and run 1 line to a headphone amp (exclusively a headphone amp like the Asgard)...

I'm currently using a Yamaha receiver to drive my Sennheiser HD650s for headphone listening and to drive NHT SB-2s for speaker listening. I drive that from a digital front end that's a MacBook Pro running Audirvana to a V-Link to a...