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Good Amp (and/or DAC) For less than 200 USD?

post #1 of 11
8/26/10 at 7:31pm
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My planned set up right now is an EMU 0404 hooked up to an amp, which will run a pair of senn HD595. I need to know which amp to get though, my budget is about 200 dollars, my only requirement is that the amp I get is the most faithful amp available in this price range, nothing else matters, the only thing I could think of is that a 1/4 inch output would be nice as opposed to a 1/8 inch output. Also, if anyone has recomendations for a different DAC under 200 dollars, that would be great, my only requirements for that are the most faithful sound reproduction and USB capability.

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post #2 of 11
8/26/10 at 7:37pm

hmm under 200, the musiland 02 US is nice.  amp under 200$, i liked my little dot MKII while i had it.  if youre gonna stick with the HD595, i think you can pass by getting a portable amp like a used RSA or such.  if youre going to go bigger then i suggest a full size amp.

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post #3 of 11
8/26/10 at 7:46pm
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I don't want to just "get by" with my amp, IMO, an amp is a permanent piece of equipment, or at least relatively so. 

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post #4 of 11
8/26/10 at 8:48pm

but uve been a member since 09.. you should know how this hobby is lol

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post #5 of 11
8/26/10 at 8:52pm

A little over your budget at 250 the Schiit Asgard appears to be highly thought of.

I have no personal experience on it but please feel free to peruse this thread.

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497902/schiit-asgard-unboxing-and-first-impressions/165

 

Hope this helps

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post #6 of 11
8/26/10 at 9:08pm

i would have suggested that too. i had one and it was great. but if you wanna get somehting with a DAC and AMP combo, look into the Nuforce Icon HDP. 449$ new and i hear the amp portion is pretty good.

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post #7 of 11
8/26/10 at 9:16pm

If you want a great Amp/DAC combo (within your budget) look into the Audinst HUD-MX1. It seems like a great piece of equipment.

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post #8 of 11
8/27/10 at 7:15am
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I do not want an amp DAC combo, when I made the request I was more or less hoping for two separate recommendations. Anyway, I was looking into the Asgard too.

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post #9 of 11
8/27/10 at 10:08am

PM'd.

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post #10 of 11
9/1/10 at 2:19pm
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Originally Posted by ffdpmaggot View Post

I do not want an amp DAC combo, when I made the request I was more or less hoping for two separate recommendations. Anyway, I was looking into the Asgard too.


Get an Audinst HUD-MX1. It is the best in it's price range as far as DAC's go. It has a decent built in amp too.

 

http://www.headfonia.com/audinst-hud-mx1-dac/

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post #11 of 11
9/1/10 at 4:25pm
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That is absolutely okay then, I just dont want to spend money to get the amp feature since I dont intend on owning headphones that will require an amp anytime soon.

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