Looking for a new amp in this price range ($250-300) for a pair of HD650s. Anyone have any experience using each of these amps? Each seems to have a great reputation amongst head-fiers, but i cannot locate a comparison. They seem to be very similar in build. Any experiences?

Which to get?  Will be my first larger amp.  I'm coming from a Xonar Essence.   I'll be running ATH-AD700's & Beyer DT990's.  Also probably getting Denon D2000.   I mainly listen to aggressive/upbeat music.  Everything from pop/dance/trance/techno/electrohouse/metal/etc.   My primary...

So I just got my Schiit Asgard in the mail but I'm having difficulties with it. I plugged the RCA input cable into the back of my X-Fi XtremeMusic (please don't complain about me not having a dedicated DAC, this is not what the thread is about) but now the soundcard is no longer being detected...

Hey all!   Just wondering, seen as though the Grados are low impedance, do they still benefit from a nice amplifier? If so, which amp should I be looking at to accompany the RS1/HF2 or MS PROs I am looking at getting? Music I listen to is mainly Indie/Rock (Vampire Weekend/The Foals/Kings of...

I am on the market for a solid state amp (not portable). My cans are Grado SR225i, Beyer DT770/32, Sennheiser HD650 and possibly a Grado RS1i and a Beyer DT990/660 ohm in the near future! As for the amp,  I'd like to stick to maximum $300-$350.    I am torn between Schiit Asgard, Little Dot...

I've finally decided after months of contemplation that i'm going to be buying the Beyerdnamic DT880 - 600ohm version.  Please before pointing fingers, i "feel" like i read countless threads on how dt880's perform and all the little tidbits.  So far after the data gathered, 600 > 250 ohm.  So...

I would include my own photos but I think jude's post already has very detailed unboxing pictures so check them out here.   A lot of information you can probably pick up from jude's post actually It is $249 and about $260 after shipping. The packaging was sufficient and clean. No peanuts...

Ok PLEASE help me.  I am going to buy a new amp for my Denon ah-d 5000's.  I have done a lot of research and made a few posts to figure out my amp issue.  I will be using an 32gb ipod touch in lossless format for my source.  I do have a budget (and a wife to enforce it :) so i need some help...

Here are some photos.  It's still way too early for impressions, but I'll update this post with impressions soon.   Enjoy the photos in the meantime.   (Click on the photo below to see the rest.)      

Looking for a reasonably priced amp or DIY design or kit amp to drive my Hifiman HE-5's. Any suggestions?  What should I look for for output?  Cheers, Dub

Hello - I have a Little Dot I+ with some Denon D7000. I'm thinking about getting the Schitt Asgard amp, to see what SS is all about. What kind of sound differences can I expect?

Hey there Head-fi,   Just started getting into audiophile equipment a couple months ago, so I'll admit I'm still a newbie. I suppose I could afford to throw more money at this than I have been but I'm the "bang for the buck" consumer so I generally won't run out and buy the top of the line...

As the title says I'm hoping to hear from folks who have listened to both. Both are in the same relative price range and to my untrained eye have similar specs. Both of them are rewieved highly in their own threads but I haven't found any direct comparisons.   Anybody out there who would...

I just recently set up a new turntable for my bedroom so I can enjoy vinyl through headphones while relaxing in bed. It is separate from my main audio system which is set up in my entertainment system, so I need a new phono pre-amp. Here is my set-up:   Technics 1200 mkII turntable with a...

Want to have a go at my first headphone amp but not 100% convinced that I will hear a big difference in sound compared to my Onkyo TX-SR805. And being a bit if a skeptic, I want to buy it from a place that has some kind of money back guarantee in case I don't like.  I'm getting an A/B switch to...

I have a new Asus ultralight and I want to buy some nice headphones to use with it.   A lot of people argue the that Grados are the best for listening to the type of music I have   but, I work at best buy, and we don't have Grados.   The reason I wanted to get into the audiophile...

Hello,   I am just wondering if anyone out there has owned both, or compared both the Matrix M-stage and the Schiit Asgard, sonically to one another? If so, what are the sonic differences between them? Which is better for driving the Sennheiser HD600/650? AKG K701? Beyerdynamic...

I am trying to decide which amp to buy for my HP-3.Now i using Zero Dac+preamp the drive my HP-3, quite good actually,but i wish to improve the SQ and let HP-3 perform well.Because I think my HP-3 got more potential. Now i aim for Little Dot II++,it will drive well for my HP-3?Or anybody got a...

I was wondering which of these is best paired with my Sennheiser HD600? I know both of them are currently back ordered so I will have to wait but has anyone heard both of these as they are approximately the same price and have both been reported to pair well with the Senn line-up. Any help is...

Decided to go with the Maverick D1   I just purchased the Fostex T50rp and realized that I'm finally going to be forced into getting an amp.   It would be nice if the Amp/Dac worked well with all of my headphones that I currently own (all headphones are in my sig. but the most important...

Just been chatting with a couple of friends about headphone amp selection. Two of us thought that all amp types are available, and we have a nice selection of amps to choose from. However the third person in our discussion, who happens to be at college learning marketing, said that there is...

Hi   I'm searching for an amp for those two headphones. My maximum budget is about $300.    Actually I have an Indeed Hi-Fi G2 amp, but the Fostex demand more "meat", so I was thinking of a Maverick Audio A1 or similar tube amp or a solid state amp, but I'm very lost in the SS amp...

Hello everyone!   I'm brand new here (just registered) but I have read quite a lot of threads and review on the site. I'm looking to buy some gear and although I have a good idea of what I would like--thanks to all the threads here--I was hoping I could get some advice. I've never bought any...

I'm somewhat of a noob in the realm of headphone amplifiers, having never heard a tube amp in my life and only budget solid state amps like the udac and pa2v2.  Although I've read much in the debate between solid state and tube, I'm still not entirely clear on their differences.  People may use...

Hi guys,   I'm new here and I recently became interested in hi-fi audio. I am currently using Audio-Technica ATH-AD700s but plan on purchasing AKG K701s sometime in the future. I am using my desktop as a source with an auzentech x-fi forte as my sound card. So the big question is, what...