For the past 7 years, I have been using a gilmorelight amp paired with my HD650's.  I have not been keeping up with the progression of headphone amp's so I am not up to date with the many new companies/models that have sprung since I have been gone. I am aware of audio GD and a few other new...

Well it seems that the pot on my 5 year old GLite is beginning to make horrible scratching sounds when ever I turn the volume up or down. I was wondering if anyone here might know of a good replacement Pot that I can buy which will work well in this unit?

AD2000 Vs. ESW10JPN review Equipments used: ATH-AD2000 with ~500hrs of use ATH-ESW10JPN with ~200hrs of use Gilmore Lite w/DPS Keces DA-151 Dell XPS M1210 (FLAC, foobar2000, Asio4All) iAudio X5L (FLAC) Build Quality, Fit and Design: ESW10, as we know, have wooden-lacquered...

I just spend five hours yesterday in my local hifi store listening to all kinds of highend headphones and I found the Sennheiser HD600 to be the absolut best. However just having my PC with an X-fi soundcard in it I figured it perhaps isn't quite enough to really unleash these babies. I'm...

A few weeks ago, I decided on purchasing an ODAC from JDS Labs.  I have been pleased with the objective nature of the sound.  I currently have it connected to my computer desktop speakers.  When I have my headphones connected to the speaker control pod there is a, nearly inaudible, background...

Can I get suggestions for affordable ($0-400?) desktop amps for sensitive headphones? (16-32 ohms, 100-110 db SPL, let's say)   So, it must have less than 1 ohm output impedance, must be solid state, must deliver high current, must have low gain, must have RCA input, and the hardest point to...

This is loaner #3 (of 6) of my Loaner Program, for the HeadAmp Gilmore Lite v2 w/ DPS! HeadAmp's Gilmore Lite is already a great popular entry-level home-based solid-state, but few around here have one with the accompanying Dedicated Power Supply. The knowledge on the forum of the Gilmore Lite...

It's my understanding that Dr. Kevin Gilmore designed the Dynalo amp for Grado's specifically to match well with their low impendence. Considering that the gilmore lite is a dynalo, and able to drive the Grado's extremely well - is there any true sonic difference between upgrading to the Gs-x...

A Six-Way Solid-State Epic Throwdown! This review originally began as a simple three-way between the HeadAmp Gilmore Lite, Eddie Current EC/SS, and Heed Audio CanAmp, when I owned them at the same time at the end of June '07. However, I recently realized that I also owned another similar amp...

Intro Sign #1,057 that Head-Fi's gotten ahold of you: you start acquiring components for the sole purpose of writing about them to share with the community of zany headphiles. Such is the case with this. I originally acquired the Gilmore Lite v2 w/ DPS in December '06 - the Limited Edition...

Review: HeadAmp AE-2 portable headphone amplifier www.headamp.com retail price at press time: $349 originally published: April 27, 2008 re-edited & updated: November 30, 2008 - download a printable 6-page PDF version of this review Intro Released back in 2005, the AE-1 was the...

I've heard some interesting things about the AD2000. People say that they are one of the best heasphones in the world when matced with the right amp and DAC. It is also said to have one of the best mid presentations out there, and Im looking for a headphone with really good mids. What amp and...

I'm planning on buying the hd-600 soon and heard that they are extremely affected by what amp and DAC is used, so I want to pick the right one. My budget is 200-250 dollars for both amp and DAC, I don't know if my budget is enough to get a good amp that will make them shine so could anyone...

Some people from the computer source forum reffered me to ask amp questions here. So I'm starting my first setup, but I plan to not be cheap and have a great experience . So far I already plan to or already have a: Source: Desktop, Foobar with KS or ASIO, (WAV or FLAC) Phones: Sennheiser...

How would a new Pico stand up to the older Gilmore lite? HP's would all be low imp Grado's and such...   Please recommend other high end SS amps for Grado usage...

Hi All:   I'm hoping you can point me to a source to purchase a replacement power supply for the Gilmore Lite. We lost ours in a move. I've contacted the manufacturer but did not receive a response.   Thanks!   Kate

Where can I buy a built Dynalo for $300?  I want the one that works well with the HD600.

Hello Head-Fi community! Long time reader, first time thread starter... I know there are similar threads to this elsewhere, and I really have searched through them extensively. I just can't seem to find a clean answer to my question. Currently, I'm using the iBasso D3 Python to power all of...

Didn't want to cluitter up Justins order thread any more than it already is, and have searched but can't seem to find an answer to this specific question. Is it possible, to use the pico as a dac, and connect another amp to the pico to use as the amp section thus bypassing pico's amp but...

Is the Matrix M-Stage the best amp for $250? I think it's a solid state amp. this will most likely be used with HD 650s so i'm not sure if a SS or tube will do me better.    On a side note I really wish there was a sticky thread with best amps at each price point. The same for headphones. I...

Thanks to Fritz S. from Vienna, who organized a test sample of the Novo by Graham Slee, this nice little amp currently is on its way through Austria, Switzerland and Germany. So I was able to spend some time with it and compare it to the following amps in my possession: Graham Slee ‚green’...

Hi everybody. This is my first message and need your help.   Im very interested to buy a Stax 007 MkII (or MkI) that´s clear.. but I need the ideal partner for them. I cant afford the near $5000 for WES, A10 or Blue Hawaii so I´d like to know other options to check and decide.   Do you...

Hi Guys I am currently looking for a Ingrated Amplifier i.e NAD,Cambridge or Rega for my Sr80i. I am currently playing my Grado's through the Headphone socket of my MSI laptop. The files that I am playing are high-res Flac and Wav files, Aslo had planned to buy an external dac .i.e cambridge...

How can I determine whether a Gilmore Lite amplifier is version 1 or 2?   Do the differences make a sonic difference?   Thank you for taking the time to consider my questions. 

Im looking to buy one of these two amps. Has anyone compared the two? Are they even on the same level?    I listen to alot of rock, metal, alternative, and some rap. I currently use HD580 with 600 grills and 650 cable. DAC will be a NuForce DAC2.  Will also be getting Grado 225 soon aswell...