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Luxman integrated headphone out versus dedicated headphone amp

post #1 of 7
9/4/11 at 12:01pm
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Was wondering if anyone has been able to compare the headphone out of Luxman class A integrated amps (eg 550A) versus their dedicated headphone amps. I heard the headphone out of the 550A and was impressed.

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post #2 of 7
9/4/11 at 6:55pm

Depends on the dedicated headphone amplifier.  I am sure the Luxman can out perform lower-tiered headphone amps, be very comparable to higher priced headphone amplifier and probably be out performed by more expensive headphone amplifiers. 

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post #3 of 7
9/4/11 at 8:00pm
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I guess I was thinking their class A amps versus the P-200 and P-1u.

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post #4 of 7
9/4/11 at 10:15pm

What Luxman is it? My Pioneer 1250 can drive alot of cans! gs1000.gif

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post #5 of 7
9/4/11 at 10:46pm
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Originally Posted by cifani090 View Post

What Luxman is it? My Pioneer 1250 can drive alot of cans! gs1000.gif



550A II

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post #6 of 7
9/5/11 at 9:26am
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Originally Posted by sargon2007 View Post

550A II


Very nice integrated, i think it would be a little similar to maybe a 160 by Burson.

 

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post #7 of 7
9/5/11 at 10:24am
depends and matter of preferences most likely. usually things like this don't turn out pretty when comparing speaker amps to headphone amps around here.

my personal opinion, who knows. it should do more then fine with any headphone out there with no problem since the headphone out is driven from the same power amp section but with couple of dropping resistors in place. i usually tend to like power amps and integrated amps and receivers more cause if your DIY person the amp can be very versatile since you can always swap resistors or design your own box to be used off the speaker outputs and resistors of your choosing. upside too you can drive speakers as well.

if you like how it sounds then don't worry about it. put on some music and enjoy.
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