[RAZRr1275]

I have the AKG K702, Denon D2000, Grado SR80i, and Sennheiser HD-280 pro. Any amps and dacs that will play nice with all of these sets of headphones? I'm  just looking for something that sounds good so I have no solid state or tube preference - just something that pairs well with what i have. My budget would be somewhere between 400 and 500 dollars for both an amp and DAC. What say you?

 

[PurpleAngel]

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I have the AKG K702, Denon D2000, Grado SR80i, and Sennheiser HD-280 pro. Any amps and dacs that will play nice with all of these sets of headphones? I'm  just looking for something that sounds good so I have no solid state or tube preference - just something that pairs well with what i have. My budget would be somewhere between 400 and 500 dollars for both an amp and DAC. What say you?

Might help to know what source(s) your plugging into for audio.

 

[RAZRr1275]

source would be a dell laptop which is why i'm thinking about getting either an amp with an onboard dac or a separate dac to pair with it. audio is played from itunes - mostly either 320 kbps mp3 or flac

 

[PurpleAngel]

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Source would be a dell laptop which is why i'm thinking about getting either an amp with an onboard dac or a separate dac to pair with it. audio is played from itunes - mostly either 320 kbps mp3 or flac

DD (DAC Destroyer), USB-DAC, sells on eBay for $50.
Little Dot 1 + Hybrid headphone amp. $160

 

[fenderf4i]

ODAC and O2 desktop amp from http://www.facebook.com/AudioPoutine

 

[spiderking31]

I would say a tube amp like the little dot mk3....because it costs only 200 dollars, and you can use it with a variety of tubes! And its very powerful in my opinion...I'm running sennheiser hd650's off them, and they sound superb!

 

[spiderking31]

Spend 200 on the little dot mk3, and around 300 on a dac from head room! That would make a great pair...

 

[Rarehunter]

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ODAC and O2 desktop amp from http://www.facebook.com/AudioPoutine

What he said. Best bang for buck you'll ever get for an amp/odac combo.

 

[RAZRr1275]

ok this odac and amp looks interesting - what is the sound signature like?

 

[RAZRr1275]

anyone have any other recommendations or information regarding the sound of the odac and o2 amp?