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Shure SRH440s and the HiFiMan EF2

post #1 of 5
4/28/11 at 7:00am
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Hey guys
 

I recently purchased a pair of Shure SRH440s and I was looking into getting an amp too. I would love a better bass response and just a general audio improvement if I can get it. I was looking into the HiFiMan EF2 and id love your opinions on this setup. I am only a student so my funds are very limited. To be honest this is pushing my budget already. I was looking into extra tubes and although I won’t be purchasing these yet are they recommended?

I have also read that vintage tubes give a better sound; I can find these two on eBay. Out of curiosity which ones would be better??
 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160569198052&ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220770012195&ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT

 

Thanks guys

 

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post #2 of 5
4/28/11 at 7:26am

The second ones are better I think because they are type 5654, someone correct me if I am wrong. The ones I use in the EF2A are RCA 5654, try searching for those, they sound great IMO. 

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post #3 of 5
4/28/11 at 2:16pm
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ahh ok, in general would purchasing this amp improve the bass response of the headphones?

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post #4 of 5
4/28/11 at 2:22pm

Hmmm. . . why you want a DAC/AMP for a pair of $100 headphones with a fairly low impedance and high sensitivity anyway. . . not sure it will make that much of a difference tbh.

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post #5 of 5
4/28/11 at 6:06pm
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Ahh ok

So you guys think that buying an amp for his pair of headphones to run from my sound card would not be worth it?

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