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Amping my AKG K240 (MKII)?

post #1 of 8
1/23/11 at 11:34am
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From what I've read, the K240 would pair best with a solid state amp, rather than a tube amp but I have no experience with amping headphones so can anyone recommend a good amp? I'm not looking for anything too expensive but I don't want to spend too little and only end up with a negligable improvement in sound quality, so I'll let you guys set my budget (but please don't go over the top, I don't want to spend more on the amp than I did on the headphones I'm going to be using it for).


Edited by EternalEmpire - 1/29/11 at 4:00pm
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post #2 of 8
1/24/11 at 5:22am
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Anyone? I kind of have that upgrade itch.

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post #3 of 8
1/30/11 at 9:01am
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Please? I reworded the original post to hopefully give a more accurate idea of what I'm looking for.

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post #4 of 8
1/30/11 at 9:18am

The HA-160 is well known for driving well Akg hp's. 

 

But, from what i read...your budget is less than $100? 

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post #5 of 8
1/30/11 at 1:11pm
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That's quite a bit more than I can spend.

 

Yes, under $100 would be ideal.
 

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The HA-160 is well known for driving well Akg hp's. 

 

But, from what i read...your budget is less than $100? 

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post #6 of 8
2/8/11 at 7:15pm

If it's not too late, how about Fiio's E5 or Headroom's Total Airhead?  Both are within your price range(27.99 and 99.99 respectively) and should drive your AKGs nicely.

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post #7 of 8
2/8/11 at 7:17pm
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If it's not too late, how about Fiio's E5 or Headroom's Total Airhead?  Both are within your price range(27.99 and 99.99 respectively) and should drive your AKGs nicely.



I wouldn't recommend the E5, from my experience it is largely not worth the money.  Save up the money and get the E7 (~80 I believe).

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post #8 of 8
2/8/11 at 7:52pm


 

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I wouldn't recommend the E5, from my experience it is largely not worth the money.  Save up the money and get the E7 (~80 I believe).



Actually the E7 is 99.99USD.  I understand the E5 is not the best portable solution out there, but I'm getting surprisingly good results pairing it with my Shure SRH440 and AKG K 240 Studio.

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