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I have a good setup at home (DAC/MisterX PPA/LCD2) but I'm looking for something cheap and not too nasty for work. Mains powered, very compact so I can lock it away if required, preferably in the $50 to max $100 price range. It will feed the Mad Dog modified T50RPs, which I'll only buy if I can find a suitable amp as I'm told they don't work that well from Android phones.

Any recommendations?

 

[PurpleAngel]

What are you using to drive headphones at work?

 

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I drive them to work in my Toyota

Samsung Galaxy S4. Obviously I'm not going for audiophile sound quality, I just want to make sure the headphones are driven well enough to sound pretty good.

 

[PurpleAngel]

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I drive them to work in my Toyota

Samsung Galaxy S4. Obviously I'm not going for audiophile sound quality, I just want to make sure the headphones are driven well enough to sound pretty good.

Portable (battery powered) amplifiers
Fiio E11, $60
PAV2V, $65 (works as desktop and portable)
Fiio E12, $129
 
That brand new Galaxy S4 might support digital audio output (thru the micro USB port).
Which means you can hook an external DAC/amp to the S4.
 
Fiio E07K, $90
The Fiio E17 sometimes goes on sale for $105

 

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Digital audio output - now that's an interesting idea. I'll have a bit of Google around to see if I can work that out. May save a little battery too, though the phone's pretty good with batteries.
 
Thanks for the suggestions I guess I should try it with my PPA first to see how necessary an amp is huh? I'm less fussy than many.

 

[PurpleAngel]

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Digital audio output - now that's an interesting idea. I'll have a bit of Google around to see if I can work that out. May save a little battery too, though the phone's pretty good with batteries.
 
Thanks for the suggestions I guess I should try it with my PPA first to see how necessary an amp is huh? I'm less fussy than many.

There are a few threads on Head-Fi that are dedicated to the Maddog T50RP, good place to ask about what works well at amping the T50RPs

 

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There are a few threads on Head-Fi that are dedicated to the Maddog T50RP, good place to ask about what works well at amping the T50RPs

 
Yep, massive threads, I'll have a look through