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post #1 of 10
9/17/10 at 2:39pm
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I am on the market for a solid state amp (not portable). My cans are Grado SR225i, Beyer DT770/32, Sennheiser HD650 and possibly a Grado RS1i and a Beyer DT990/660 ohm in the near future! As for the amp,  I'd like to stick to maximum $300-$350. 

 

I am torn between Schiit Asgard, Little Dot MK V, Matrix M-Stage. These are the ones I've looked at so far but I'd love to hear about others as well if you have any suggestions. 

 

So far most of my headphones are low impedance other than the Senns. I already have a Little Dot MK II but I want to experiment with an SS amp, do you guys have any recommendations as to what to or not to get? 

 

Thanks 


Edited by Yuceka - 9/18/10 at 8:05am
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post #2 of 10
9/17/10 at 5:30pm

Little Dot V is a good candidate, especially when the opamps are optimized.   

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post #3 of 10
9/17/10 at 5:59pm
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Originally Posted by wwmhf View Post

Little Dot V is a good candidate, especially when the opamps are optimized.   


Let's say I have this super ability of breaking things and making them not work if I open them up and change stuff.

I have a D4 Mamba and people keep saying that I should get some opamps but I don't even know where to get them or how to install them :(

So is Little Dot still the winner without tweaking ? 

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post #4 of 10
9/18/10 at 2:15am

Changing OPAMPs really isn't that difficult and basically a plug and play operation. It's a great way to tailor the sound to your liking or simply to match your cans signature better.

Even though I have and like the LD MK V I'm tempted to try the Asgard out as I like the simple, puristic design (both in- and outside :D ).

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post #5 of 10
9/18/10 at 4:17am

Ehhh... what is the Stax amp doing there?  You can't use that with dynamic headphones. 

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post #6 of 10
9/18/10 at 5:56am

lol, he can lovingly stare at it, and/or play the "let's fix the 30 year old driver unit" game 

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post #7 of 10
9/18/10 at 6:31am

Greetings, this is my first post here (although I am an avid reader)

 

I own Beyerdynamic 990 600ohms and also 880 300ohms

 

What cheap solid state amps would you suggest that can drive 600 ohms?  This is for my desk at work, so size / power supply is not an issue.

 

Thanks


Edited by opus111 - 9/18/10 at 6:32am
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post #8 of 10
9/18/10 at 10:42am
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Originally Posted by spritzer View Post

Ehhh... what is the Stax amp doing there?  You can't use that with dynamic headphones. 


I had no idea that it wouldn't be useful for dynamic headphones. I didn't even read anything about it, just found its page here and looked at the price. My main question has to do with these three: Matrix, Asgard, and Little Dot. However, thanks for pointing that out to me. 

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post #9 of 10
9/18/10 at 12:18pm

Do yourself a favor and read up a lot more. Your short list is iffy at best.

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post #10 of 10
9/18/10 at 12:50pm
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Originally Posted by atothex View Post

Do yourself a favor and read up a lot more. Your short list is iffy at best.


Well, that's very helpful (?) Thanks! 

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