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Headphone Amp for DT990 600ohm

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Hi I currently own a Beyerdynamic DT990 600ohm and an Ultrasone H-Fi 780. I realize that portable amps are not really suitable for the Beyerdynamic DT990 600ohm however I am going to be traveling for a couple weeks during the holidays and want some good sound while I am not at home with my Woo Audio 3. My source is a Samsung Galaxy Nexus. I hope that I could hook up a USB dac to it with an amp. Preferably a combo unit because these need to be able to fit into my pockets. My budget varies on $/value. Thanks for the help in advance.

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Hi I currently own a Beyerdynamic DT990 600ohm and an Ultrasone H-Fi 780. I realize that portable amps are not really suitable for the Beyerdynamic DT990 600ohm however I am going to be traveling for a couple weeks during the holidays and want some good sound while I am not at home with my Woo Audio 3. My source is a Samsung Galaxy Nexus. I hope that I could hook up a USB dac to it with an amp. Preferably a combo unit because these need to be able to fit into my pockets. My budget varies on $/value. Thanks for the help in advance.

I do not have a recommendation for you sorry. I know a good number of amps but don't have any Beyer's or the amps i know so i can't give you a clear answer. but what this post is on is the bolded sentence. you might or might not know this, but in case u didn't. you can't use a DAC with the Samsung or any source. computers only. I didn't know if you thought the Neux or others will use the DAC but it doesn't. If you meant DAC as in just a portable one u can plug in, then yes, that works. the only known (popular, not unknown)device or company that is able to use 3rd party DAC's is Apple and even then, you need a special $600 product liket he CLAS or HP1 or Algo Solo. I think Nokia might be able to as well. not 100% sure on this as Nokia smartphones is a rarity in the states.

 

A super popular price to performance ratio amp and DAC is the E17. how it will do with the DT990 600ohm is unknown. i would recommend seeing reviews on DT990 600 Ohm with E11 as they are similar. if you like what you read then, i say the E17 is a good choice. I just bought it. The ibasso DB2 and PB2 is also ..known...but idon't have it and there isn't much on it. so i can't say much
 

 

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Thanks for the advice. However regarding the USB DAC it is to my knowledge that the Ice Cream Sandwich OS is the first android OS to support external DAC's.

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Thanks for the advice. However regarding the USB DAC it is to my knowledge that the Ice Cream Sandwich OS is the first android OS to support external DAC's.



 

I will look into this tmmrw. Thanks for the tip. Any other genral questions?

post #5 of 14

Why not just leave your current headphones at home and get the CALs (Creative Aurvana Live) for traveling, good price at Amazon.

I think your looking for a big hassle try to travel with 600-Ohm headphones.


Edited by PurpleAngel - 1/26/12 at 5:53am
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Why not just leave your current headphones at home at get the CALs (Creative Aurvana Live) for traveling, good price at Amazon.

I think your looking for a big hassle try to travel with 600-Ohm headphones.



 

Getting portable use geadphones is a good idea but theres this feeling in all us head fiers which want us to use the same stuff we r currently using

post #7 of 14
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Thanks for the advice. However as previously stated in the OP I do have a portable set, the Ultrasone H-Fi 780. However I thought hey if I get a DAC/AMP for these might as well make sure they work for all my headphones. So with that in mind any good DAC/AMP that runs off an internal battery (Preferably not Fiio)?

 

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Thanks for the advice. However as previously stated in the OP I do have a portable set, the Ultrasone H-Fi 780. However I thought hey if I get a DAC/AMP for these might as well make sure they work for all my headphones. So with that in mind any good DAC/AMP that runs off an internal battery (Preferably not Fiio)?

Objective 2 portable headphone amplifier is getting good reviews.

May not be as small as you would like.
 

 

 

post #9 of 14

Just throwing out random amps and or brands i don't own but have heard a lot about, so you have a sense at where to go.

Triad L3

Fostex HP1,CLAS,Algo Solo

Schiit

Nuforce

post #10 of 14

Hello,

 

You can try the iBasso D6 for a DT880/990 600 omh for example.

The D6 is also a DAC.

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Just throwing out random amps and or brands i don't own but have heard a lot about, so you have a sense at where to go.

Triad L3

Fostex HP1,CLAS,Algo Solo

Schiit

Nuforce

He said he wanted a portable headphone amplifier that he can travel with in his pocket.

I did not know Schiit amplifier were that portable?
 

 

 

post #12 of 14
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When I mean portable I meant put in my pocket on a 14 hour plane ride. Sorry ,but a 10lbs tube amp is not my exact definition of portable :P

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When I mean portable I meant put in my pocket on a 14 hour plane ride. Sorry ,but a 10lbs tube amp is not my exact definition of portable :P

Your in luck.

Schiit does make a discrete (non-tube) headphone amplifier (the Asgard) that only weights 5 lbs.
 

 

 

post #14 of 14

Schiiit Happens :D

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