[Jbucla2005]

I'm looking for something neutral that can be used for mixing to just listening to music. Budget is around $500. I want something that is truly powerful enough for 600 ohm Beyers. I will be using my Apogee Duet as a source. I was considering the O2 amp, but didn't like the fact that it currently doesn't have RCA inputs or a full size phono jack input for headphones. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[PurpleAngel]

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I'm looking for something neutral that can be used for mixing to just listening to music. Budget is around $500. I want something that is truly powerful enough for 600 ohm Beyers. I will be using my Apogee Duet as a source. I was considering the O2 amp, but didn't like the fact that it currently doesn't have RCA inputs or a full size phono jack input for headphones. Any ideas? Thanks.

Low cost option
On eBay they sell single tube headphone amplifier from $65-$90 that can easily power 600-Ohm headphones
My pick is the Indeed MK2 EH 6922, $90

 

[evanft]

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Low cost option
On eBay they sell single tube headphone amplifier from $65-$90 that can easily power 600-Ohm headphones
My pick is the Indeed MK2 EH 6922, $90

Um, I doubt one of those cheap tube amps is going to be very neutral.
 
I'd wait for the desktop version of the O2. I don't think it's actually going to sound different, but it will have more features and maybe more power for 600 ohm headphones.

 

[Jbucla2005]

would the Benchmark DAC1 power the dt770 600's?

 

[taniani]

In my experience, The DT770 600Ohms headphones are great fit with Little Dot MKIII tube amp (I use this combo for listening/Mixing).
 
For neutral and detailed sound I would recommend the Voshkov[size=small] 6Zh1P-EV tubes.[/size]
 
You can also look at the higher series of the little Dot amps since they are under your budget.

 

[Lorspeaker]

x2
 
littledot mk3...or mk4se, a notch more powerful. 

 

[hodgjy]

Consider these nice amps:

Schiit Valhalla
Bellari HA540
Bottlehead Crack
HiFiMan EF-5

 

[beyermann]

What would be your take on the same question in 2018? I need one for the same headphones, and please no tubes, I dont like how they look, I like the clean top so I can stack the stuff I buy.

 

[VenturaRoyal]

What would be your take on the same question in 2018? I need one for the same headphones, and please no tubes, I dont like how they look, I like the clean top so I can stack the stuff I buy.

Schiit Asgard 2

 

[beyermann]

Schiit Asgard 2

Have you tried yourself? Why do Schiit use RCA unbalanced instead of XLR? i hate that I would need to buy cables.

This guy said this:

Yes, Schiit is warm sounding, not ideal for studio use, G109 is made for studio use from the start, it's a totally neutral amp, but unlike the O2 for example, doesn't suffer from sounding thin and lifeless. G109 also has quite a bit more power than Asgard 2 as well.