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Most inexpensive good amp for D2Ks?

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I'm currently using the Denon D2000's out of a Zune and a Fiio E5. They sound great to me just with the E5 powering them, but from what I heard I'm missing out on the full sound I could be getting with my Denon's. I bough a PA2v2 but the E5 powers my Denon's just as well. I just ask for suggestions for an amp that would power them well without spending too much money, I'm not going to set a budget but I'm not going to buy the best amp out there, I'd just like an idea of an amp I could get that would be just good enough to power them well. I've heard good things about the LittleDot and E7/E9 combo. I'd also like other suggestions as well.

 

A few more things, I'd like an amp that will give me a good amount of bass, and I'll be running it exclusively out of a Zune HD so I don't need a DAC. I'll make a budget around $200.

 

I've also been looking at the Ibasso T3, can anyone comment on that?

 


Edited by Clincher09 - 1/20/11 at 4:00pm

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I also just recently picked up a pair of Denon 2k's, I'm loving them and now looking around at amp options to see how much better I could get them.  Feeling a bit swamped reading tons of reviews, tech specs and large monetary price tags, so would appreciate someone helping us both out.  

 

So far myself I've been looking pretty hard at:

 

Headroom Total Bithead

IBasso Mamba/Toucan

Meir Corda Headsix

 

Part of me is almost tempted to spring for a Stepdance or Headstage Arrow, but as I've never heard a headphone amp before, and am still unsure exactly what they do, it's hard to justify spending more than I did on my headphones. ;)

post #3 of 7

Hifiman EF2 has excellent synergy with the D2000s.  Highly recommended. 

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I've also been looking at the ibasso D4 Mamba.

 

To the above post, how would I connect that amp to a Zune?

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You would need a y-cable (RCAs on one end, mini stereo on the other).

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I've been looking at a lot of iBasso amps too, and the Meier xxs.

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I would ditch the E5 and pick up the FiiO E7/E9 combo, then you will have a very nice home unit with the option of taking the E7 when you go mobile.

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