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SRH840 Headphone / Amp synergy?

post #1 of 20
8/24/09 at 5:01pm
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Now that there are a few of these out there............

Has anyone found an amp that really seems to 'fit' these headphones?
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post #2 of 20
8/24/09 at 5:03pm

My RA1 works really well with them...

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Originally Posted by setamp View Post
Now that there are a few of these out there............

Has anyone found an amp that really seems to 'fit' these headphones?
I have a Grado RA1 amp that I use for my RS1s and it really works well with the Shure SRH-840s. They are both low impedance headphones (40ohms and it just works really, really well.
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post #3 of 20
8/24/09 at 6:03pm
I am using a Meier Corda Swing. Looks and sounds great together with the SRH840s!
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post #4 of 20
8/24/09 at 6:06pm
sounds great with my pico + ef2, but the difference is relatively minimal comparing to HP out on my Fuze

i dont think these benefit from amping much
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post #5 of 20
8/24/09 at 6:33pm
The sound feels a little more open through my EF1, but I agree with Koven that the difference between amped and unamped aren't huge, to my ears. I would be on the lookout for amps that have a reputation for transparency and excellent soundstaging abilities - the sound out of these is balanced enough that I don't think you need to look for anything to really flesh out either end of the spectrum.
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post #6 of 20
8/24/09 at 7:46pm
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I am using a Meier Corda Swing. Looks and sounds great together with the SRH840s!
Hi jpstereo,

Had a discussion with another Head-Fier re the SRH840s, which I had been lead to believe might be similar to the HFI-550 in terms of bass impact, but he had a poor opinion of their bass response. Does the Swing improve on the bass (deep bass that you feel wash over you - the Ultrasones definitely have that ..) impact ?
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post #7 of 20
8/25/09 at 10:54am
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Is there a tube amp that works well with this low impedance HP?
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post #8 of 20
8/25/09 at 11:55am
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Is there a tube amp that seems to work with these low impedance HP's?
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post #9 of 20
8/25/09 at 12:18pm
Dynalo built on a Headamp V2 board w/full Gilmore PSU works quite nicely. When I get my Dynahi built, I plan to try that too.
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post #10 of 20
8/25/09 at 1:23pm
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Is there a tube amp that seems to work with these low impedance HP's?
Try a hybrid, the Millet Starving Student is a great place to start. I know that Little Dot amps also have switches that allow you to change the output impedance of the amp to better match low, medium, and high impedance cans.
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post #11 of 20
8/25/09 at 2:05pm
My SRH840 is enroute to me as I type this and I will be using mine with a Millett MiniMax. I will also try them with my recently repaired Audio-gd Compass.
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post #12 of 20
8/25/09 at 3:32pm
I think that the SRH-840 pairs reasonably well with the PA2V2 (at least for amping out of my iPod) and very, very well with the Little Dot 1+. I've heard much about tube amps being bad for these 'phones, but as the 1+ is a hybrid, you get the best of both worlds (warm, punchy lows and crystal clear highs) and so I feel there is pretty good synergy.
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post #13 of 20
8/25/09 at 4:55pm
Sounds great with the RSA P-51 Mustang.
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post #14 of 20
8/25/09 at 5:07pm
everyone saying sounds great w/ this and that.. of course, i think that's obvious it'd sound great w/ most setups... but have you compared w/ unamped? how big of a difference are people seeing vs unamped? cus im seeing little to none w/ a hybrid amp
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post #15 of 20
8/25/09 at 5:11pm
The sound gets less congested and slightly warmer for me plugging into my EF1 vs. unamped, but the differences aren't huge.
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