Amp for Beyer DT770 600 ohm?
Jun 29, 2012 at 10:50 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 10

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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.
 
Jun 30, 2012 at 2:13 AM Post #2 of 10
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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
 
Jun 30, 2012 at 3:23 AM Post #3 of 10
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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.
 
Jul 22, 2012 at 7:57 AM Post #5 of 10
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.
 
Jul 22, 2012 at 8:24 AM Post #6 of 10
x2
 
littledot mk3...or mk4se, a notch more powerful. 
 
Jul 22, 2012 at 10:15 AM Post #7 of 10
Consider these nice amps:

Schiit Valhalla
Bellari HA540
Bottlehead Crack
HiFiMan EF-5
 
Sep 5, 2018 at 8:14 PM Post #10 of 10
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.
 
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