[Speedemonv12]

Hey, I have been looking around for a while for a portable amp under 150us. I cannot seem to find very many, nor tell which one would be right for my cans. I have the Beyerdynamic dt770 pro's 80ohm. Any suggestions?

thought i should add a little bit:
I love trance, house, electro.
Love the bass of the beyer's
also listen to a wide variety of music, but as i said before those are my favorite, and the amp will be used for those types mostly.
I need it to be portable, and will be using it with an iPod Classic 160gb, Macbook Pro, and iPhone.

Edit1: these are the amps that i am looking at:

iBasso
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What do you guys think would be better for me?

One other question, is it important to get a DAC amp since ill be spending a lot of time using the amp with my computer?

p.s. i also saw these two, are they any good for what i am looking for?
PenguinAmp.com -
PenguinAmp.com -

 

[Lil' Knight]

My recommendations would be Mini3 or MiniboxE+.
Because you feed the amp with the laptop, you'll need a DAC

So, iBasso D2 Boa in this case.

 

[Speedemonv12]

are the mini3 and miniboxe+ not DAC amps?

edit: update in first post of what im looking for, lil more information.

 

[inthecup]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedemonv12 /img/forum/go_quote.gif are the mini3 and miniboxe+ not DAC amps?

If you can find another $25, iBasso D2 Boa is a great little portable dac/amp combo, great with portable players and laptop or desktop computers. $175

 

[Lil' Knight]

I've used the Caffeine Amp for some weeks.
Not bad at all. But not a WOW.
For 200$ you can get the D2 which has a good DAC or Mini3+AlienDAC which may go for 200$, used.

 

[Speedemonv12]

thanks for the suggestions... seems like the iBasso D2 comes very highly recommended from a lot of people....

Will getting an amp for my DT 770 Pro 80 ohm provide that much of a difference? like will it be night and day?

 

[Speedemonv12]

what do you guys think ? will the ibasso sit well with the dt 770 pro 80ohm? and work well with my macbook pro since its a DAC amp?

 

[pirate6955]

used a bithead for sometime. still have it, kids use it now. i always thought it was worth the money. very durable amp. if your really going to use it portable a bithead can get kicked around and be none the worse from it.

i never compared it to anything in this range though so maybe you already ruled it out. it does have two outputs. gain selector and crossfeed which i myself use. it isn't bass shy either.

when i upgraded i stuck with headroom. i think the build is very solid.