The best Headphone Amp under 1000usd

Take a look at what Woo has to offer. They're well build beautiful sounding amps.

 

http://www.wooaudio.com/ 

Someone is going to say 'Corda Concerto.' So there you have it. The Concerto has a good reputation. And then there's the GS-1, XP-7...well, I'm not really familiar with this price point. But those are pretty well-regarded, well, for solid state at least.

Ye the WA6-SE is very good with HD800, I heard it on a meet although it might be a little out of your budget , but you can try to get a used one. I think there is someone selling it right now, check the Sale/Trade . There are some other choices, the V200 from Lake people( Germany made i think), It's really bang for the buck. And CSP2+ from DEC-ware( my friend have this one, he's pretty happy with it ).

Burson HA-160 is a good choice. It does have enough power to drive the HD800's. There are some users here using a similar setup. 

Edited by classakg - 4/5/11 at 11:04am

No need to go over your budget if you can afford to the HA160. 

the burson HA-160 has superb synergy with the T!,

but the HD800 wont sparkle on it.

The EF5 hybrid amp matches better with the HD800, the treble is tamed, and the bass energised.

with a good dac, the HD800 is feenomenal.

+1 on the EF5, it's an incredible little amp for $400. Very warm, musical, and surprisingly powerful (more so than the Concerto which I also currently own). Makes my D7000s and HE-5LEs sing!

Edited by 1974 - 4/6/11 at 9:31pm

Wow quite the stretch.  I'm sure you'll enjoy it though even if your wallet doesn't!

Dam...lets hope Burson release a standalone Dac soon. 

 

Violectric V100, no question about it. This little amp is one of the most powerful headphone amplifiers you can buy. It can drive the LCD-2 and HE-6 quite well. And it's a perfect match for high-Z cans like the HD-800 and T1. Price fluctuates depending on the Euro but somewhere in the range of $800 shipped. Yes, I did own it and use it with the 2 ortho cans and the HD-800. I really can't say enough good things about it considering fact that unless you run a HE-6 or K1000, it's the only headphone amp you'll ever need. I also owned the EF-5 and although very musical with low-Z cans, its performance with 250/300 ohm cans was lacking, to say the least. I would NOT recommend this amp to use with anything over 50 ohms nominal impedance.

Nuforce udac2...just kidding .

There's no best amp, it all depends on what headphone you're using since amps synergize with headphones differently.

The Burson HA-160 is a horrible match for the HD800 in my opinion. They are bright by themselves and when paired with the HD800 which can have treble issues it was not a good match. The HD800 definitely pair well with tube amps so look in that direction. 

 

EDIT**** Nevermind, I did not see your post indicating that you're getting the Leben. You're probably getting one of the best tube amps in the market so I'm sure with the HD800 it would be a match made in heaven.

Edited by brasewel - 4/7/11 at 9:51am

Grab a FiiO E7/E9 combo and keep $800 in your pocket.

 

I'm not saying it's the "best" because I never use that term in describing audio products but it's a damn good little set up.

While the FiiO is awesome at it's price point and possibly the best, it does not compare with $1000 amps.

Edited by brasewel - 4/7/11 at 10:08am