[stuge(original)]

Hello friends ,

I have a little query which portable amp should I go for HD650 ?

1.Pico
2.Predator ,
3.Hornet
4.SR71A


in b.w will I need to wait for a long time If I order Pico or these before I get them ?

 

[poo]

Do you really want a portable amp for you 650s? 650s aren't exactly the best/most portable headphone around... and a portable headphone amp for them is going to be a compromise regardless of which one you go for.

 

[paaj]

it may be a compromise, but using the HD650 with the Hornet works pretty good for me when/if I really need to... and I suppose this is the 'lesser' of these four.

 

[shoooze]

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SR-71 can handle the high impedance of the HD6xx with ease, it has enough headroom to kick the butt of those phones. The primary phones used to voice the SR-71A is HD600. cheers. Ray Samuels

Found this reply in the SR-71A thread from Ray Samuels himself, hope it helps. I never had a portable amp, but I am very intrigued.

 

[nnotis]

To my ears, the HD600s sound bad with the Pico. But is there any portable that they sound good with? Maybe the Lisa III?

 

[stuge(original)]

oh !Thanks for the replies .Well,I'm now looking for a headphone amp and at the same time I need amp for my walkman i.e NW-A806 ,MZ-DH10P etc.

what about the predator ?it got Good review on head-fi

 

[Kerby88]

Speaking of portable amps, I currently use a portable to power my full size headphones. However there seems to be a lot of potential lost in the process. I'd definately suggest a full size amp if you don't want to compromise on the dynamics.

 

[WalkGood]

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Originally Posted by nnotis /img/forum/go_quote.gif To my ears, the HD600s sound bad with the Pico. But is there any portable that they sound good with? Maybe the Lisa III?

If your statement had any truth to it, do you think for one minute that Justin would demo the pico at shows with the hd650s? I think not …

FWIW my hd650s sound great on the pico. I don’t use the pico for the hd650s because I prefer them for home use on the WA6, but I’ve sure tested them together

That said, I was on an extended business trip and decided to travel with them once, I used them with lap top via dac and I was happy I did, as it would have been a long hard week without them.

 

[decur]

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Originally Posted by stuge(original) /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hello friends , I have a little query which portable amp should I go for HD650 ? 1.Pico 2.Predator , 3.Hornet 4.SR71A in b.w will I need to wait for a long time If I order Pico or these before I get them ?

the senns hd650 are one of my favorite phones and i have tried them with many many portables of which ive owned and currently own including headamp pico,ae2,meier 2move,ttvj portable millet hybrid,ray samuels sr71,sr71a,predator,graham slee solo!!
and for me the winner is the ibasso d3 by a mile!!!
the dac on this thing is killer,and when used from my macbook>d3dac/amp>hd650 the ibasso d3 is such a huge value at $219 that
i cant beleave my ears this unit is so musical (not overly analytical) even though the hd650s really shine with a powerful high current amp like my headroom balanced max or my singlepower sds xlr,for portable the d3 is KING!!!

 

[Godziltw]

Although I haven't tried other amps you listed, I love my pico + HD650 combo. I even like pico more than my corda opera.

In terms of waiting time I waited 5 months before receiving my pico.

 

[FallenAngel]

There is much truth to small portable amps not being able to drive HD600/HD650. I wouldn't recommend against it, always! Maybe with a Lisa III, that's a bit of a different story. Basically any amp running MUCH higher voltage than single 9V (or 2x 3.7 Lithium) will not drive inefficient power hungry headphones like HD650.

 

[WalkGood]

decur, IIRC the D3 & Pico both use the same Wolfson WM8740 DAC Chip ...

 

[Stevtt]

I plugged my 650's into my Hornet the other day and though it sounded pretty good.

 

[rasmushorn]

I can recommend trying the iQube together with HD650! They are almost created for eachother. The iQube fully controls the HD650 and there definitely is a fine synergy with these two in my ears.

 

[krmathis]

Why not ask in the Portable Headphone Amps forum?