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Amp for Audio Technica W1000X?

post #1 of 10
8/4/11 at 4:57pm
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Hi everyone, Newbie alarm - go easy on me please!

 

I am taking my first steps towards audiophile bliss and have just invested in an Audio Technica ATH-W1000X, which I am hoping will arrive in a week or so. As I mainly listen to (Jazz and Fusion) music on my computer I would like to buy a valve headphone amp to go with this. I already have a Hotaudio DAC (destroyer I think it's called).

 

As I have spent most of my budget on the cans I'd like to keep the price of the amp down - ideally to about US$200 but certainly no more than $300. As a beginner, which amp would you recommend for these phones? The Little Dots seem to get good reviews and I will be in Hong Kong soon so could save on the shipping cost, but which model? Would the I be good enough for someone starting out like me? The II, III, IVSE? Or another brand?

 

Any recommendations - especially for these headphones - would be most appreciated!


Edited by PhDJ - 8/4/11 at 5:16pm
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Gear mentioned in this thread:

AUDIO TECHNICA-HEADPHONES W5000
Audio-Technica ATH-AD2000
post #2 of 10
8/4/11 at 5:19pm

LD amps does not do well with low impedance headphones like AT, you may want to look at Woo Audio 6 or similar.  To be honest, your W1000x does not really need an amp, even ipod headphone out sounds really nice but it does scale well with amp. 

 

I don't have much time with W1000x but a lot with AD2000 and W5000, WA6 drives them really well.

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post #3 of 10
8/4/11 at 7:09pm

A used M-Stage will be about $200 or a little more.

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post #4 of 10
8/5/11 at 12:27am

With that budget and other requirements, I'd look into a DIY hybrid like the Millet Minimax amp and similar.

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post #5 of 10
8/5/11 at 8:56am
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Originally Posted by Mad Max View Post

A used M-Stage will be about $200 or a little more.


Do you mean a Matrix M-Stage such as this one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Matrix-M-stage-Headphone-Amplifier-Amp-LATEST-VERSION-/330447737570?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf03852e2

 

 

 


Edited by PhDJ - 8/5/11 at 11:10am
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post #6 of 10
8/5/11 at 8:57am
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Originally Posted by tk3 View Post

With that budget and other requirements, I'd look into a DIY hybrid like the Millet Minimax amp and similar.



Thanks tk3, but being completely new to this I would rate my DIY skills at about minus 5, so I'm not sure if that would be a good idea! :-)

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post #7 of 10
8/5/11 at 11:05am
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Thanks for that - the Woo Audio 6 sure looks nice but at $620 it's double my budget! (http://www.wooaudio.com/products/)

Any other recommendations for my low impedance W1000x?

 

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Originally Posted by jc9394 View Post

LD amps does not do well with low impedance headphones like AT, you may want to look at Woo Audio 6 or similar.  To be honest, your W1000x does not really need an amp, even ipod headphone out sounds really nice but it does scale well with amp. 

 

I don't have much time with W1000x but a lot with AD2000 and W5000, WA6 drives them really well.



 

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post #8 of 10
8/5/11 at 11:47am
Get a used Gilmore lite, now the used price seems to be in the low $300 range.
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post #9 of 10
8/6/11 at 2:30am
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Get a used Gilmore lite, now the used price seems to be in the low $300 range.


Been looking around everywhere but can't seem to find one (I'm in the UK)...

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post #10 of 10
8/7/11 at 4:03am
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Any other alternatives?

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