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Decent Headphone Amp. For Sennheiser HD650's for under $250

post #1 of 9
12/13/11 at 9:22pm
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Hi. I know nothing about sound quality or the difference between a $10 pair of headphones and a $300 pair of headphones short of the price tag. I'm looking for a decent amp. as a gift for someone, and was hoping someone would be able to tell me which is the best for $250 and under. 

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post #2 of 9
12/13/11 at 10:58pm

Matrix M-Stage - $250.00

 

You can read a review here.

 

And you can buy one from here.

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post #3 of 9
12/13/11 at 11:32pm

If you can consider an easy-to-build kit, the Bottlehead Crack amplifier was designed expressly to give a "euphonic" (hence the amplifier's name) listening experience with high-impedence headphones like the HD650s:

 

http://www.bottlehead.com/store.php?crn=44&rn=442&action=show_detail

 

$219.00

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post #4 of 9
12/14/11 at 2:32am

2 Thumbs up for the Crack amp as it works a treat with my HD600's

 

If you're creative, you can turn your Crack into something a bit more invidual like this Completed Crack Amp.jpg

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post #5 of 9
12/14/11 at 6:34am
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Originally Posted by LoweArt View Post

2 Thumbs up for the Crack amp as it works a treat with my HD600's

 

If you're creative, you can turn your Crack into something a bit more invidual like this Completed Crack Amp.jpg

how the heck do u do that??

 

do u need to make ur own case?
 

 

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post #6 of 9
12/14/11 at 6:48am

The guys at bottlehead have his own forum, you can take a look at it for more ideas when it comes to building your own amp. 

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post #7 of 9
12/15/11 at 3:58am

Yes, this is fully custom made by using a CNC laser cut and bent plate of stainless steel and hand cut & routed wooden sides.

 

Here's what the top plate looks like and the insides during building it.

 

Crack_02.JPG

 

Crack_13.jpg

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post #8 of 9
12/15/11 at 8:08am

How are you guys going to seriously ask a guy who doesnt know anything about this stuff to now build his own amp??? 

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post #9 of 9
12/15/11 at 9:07am


 

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Originally Posted by AdamClim View Post

How are you guys going to seriously ask a guy who doesnt know anything about this stuff to now build his own amp??? 



He can ask somebody else to build it for him. wink.gif

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