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Looking for a good portable amp in the 80-90 dollar range

post #1 of 4
12/24/11 at 3:40pm
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Hi all I am looking for a portable amplifier to go with my ipod and my audio technica ATH-M50 headphones. I was looking at the FiiO E7 (http://www.amazon.com/FiiO-E7-Portable-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B003E6K1VK) and I guesses that there is something better. Anyone have any reccomendations? 

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post #2 of 4
12/24/11 at 7:15pm
Tried a friends M50s with my JDSLabs CMoyBB 2.03 and I actually liked the pairing (no bass boost active!!!) and my friend (headphone owner) liked it also. Mids are brought up a bit and soundstage expands a tiny bit too. My friend liked it so much that I'm going to sell him my amp! Lol (I have 2 other amps ;-) )

Haven't tried FiiO stuff though... But I have read good things about them.
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post #3 of 4
12/24/11 at 7:37pm

The E7's good if you plan to connect it to a computer from time to time. Otherwise its DAC is wasted. You might want to look at the E11, though. More power into everything but very low impedances (16 ohms) where it won't matter, more room for upgrading your headphones.

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post #4 of 4
12/25/11 at 1:43am

A JDSLabs Cmoy should be pretty beast for anything you would need it to do. The Cmoy is a damn fine amp for most purposes. 

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