pk4425
1000+ Head-Fier
Can't go wrong with a JDS Labs Atom+. Enough clean power to drive the 6XX for $100 USD.What are your favourite cheap solid-state amps for HD650? I mean like up to 300 EUR used. I liked it on tubes but a little extra extension in treble would be welcome and it was already a little too thick for my taste. I don't like harsh and sterile sounding amps for all THX offerings are probably not for me. My DAC is Gustard R26 so I'm looking for a pure amp.
Note for context: I'm not one of the audiophiles addicted to the Chi-fi spec wars. Many Chinese firms use tiny reductions in THD -- already inaudible to the human ear -- and small power gains as market differentiators at launch. A JDS Labs Atom+ pushes out 1 watt at 32 ohms. Some may see that as feeble compared to the nuclear power station specs of Chi-fi amps, but that's not the case. John Seaber (Mr. JDS) believes in good engineering and design and CLEAN, uncolored power over spec wars, and I agree wholeheartedly with him. Quality, not quantity, especially when the vast majority of cans on the market don't need that power.
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