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post #16 of 19
5/5/10 at 1:08am
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Originally Posted by K_19 View Post
Hybrids are a good choice for a Denon amp if the budget is low. Amps like Head-Direct/Hifiman EF1 and EF2 can usually be had at DV336 prices or less, and I don't recall seeing one single bad review about the EF1/2 synergy with the Denons, it's always good (though not much of a comparison, my old D1001 did sound great with my old EF1). EF2 as a bonus would give a DAC to work with as well (albeit very basic).
I tried a EF2 at a meet. It wasn't the sound signature/style that I like. It mellowed things a bit too much with both my D2000 and HD600. It might have been the choice of tubes in it (it had mullards of some flavor). Not necessarily a bad review, just not my thing, at least with the tubes it had.
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post #17 of 19
5/5/10 at 1:11am
...Sell your Denons for $200~ish, spend $30 on JVC RX700 which is basically a markl modded D2000 without the need of amplification. Spend the remaining $170+$300 saved on the Grado SR325i and a used Darkvoice 336i for around $200.
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post #18 of 19
5/5/10 at 1:53am
If you don't already have a pair of headphones, amps will suck at playing music without them.

Cheap tube amps are just that. But Head fi hype takes care of the marketing.
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post #19 of 19
5/5/10 at 2:06am
I've heard the JVC. Mids are too muffled for my taste. If I could get by with $30 headphones I would. The JVC isn't a Denon killer. Maybe if you set the sights a little lower. Maybe a Phiaton killer?

The Denon's midrange is far from perfect. But it's good enough. And the flaws can be addressed with EQ if you're willing to do that.
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