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help me find a good amp for my grado hf-2

post #1 of 10
8/2/11 at 4:59pm
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just bought a pair of grado hf-2

 

 

can anyone suggest a good portable amp to match with these cans that im so excited for.

 

i was thinking of a headsix

fiio e7 or e11

 

or maybe something a bit more expensive like the alo rx or a rsa tomahawk or p51.

 

listen mostly to extreme metal and death metal with some classic rock.


Edited by cck5 - 8/2/11 at 5:25pm
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post #2 of 10
8/3/11 at 1:28am
Have you considered a desktop amp? I much prefer them to portables.

What is your budget?
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post #3 of 10
8/3/11 at 2:26am
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around $200 can be used of course.

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post #4 of 10
8/3/11 at 5:38pm
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no love?

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post #5 of 10
8/11/11 at 6:36am
Grados own hp amp is supposed to be good?
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post #6 of 10
8/11/11 at 11:38am

I think little dot stuff will work fine with grados. (not portable)

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post #7 of 10
8/11/11 at 12:15pm

Yup, Little Dot Tube amps do help grados shine and sound good. Also with a little light tweaking of tubes and opamps, it could really match your music preferences.

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post #8 of 10
8/11/11 at 12:24pm

When talking about low- to mid-priced amps, I recommend a SS amp with HF-2s -- the only Grado can that I think is better with SS than tubes. A used non-Caliente KICAS might be just the thing.

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post #9 of 10
8/11/11 at 3:33pm

a dynalo/gilmore lite

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post #10 of 10
8/11/11 at 4:10pm

For portables, I've used an iBasso D10 and an RSA Green Hornet.  Even though the D10 is much more versatile w/ my Macbook, the RSA is hands down much better.

 

My best match (in my home) w/ the HF2 is the Bottlehead S.E.X.

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