My colleagues want me to organize a few headsets for the office. They don't have or even want to use headphone or microphone amplifiers and they all have laptops without soundcards either with one or two 3,5mm plugs. Because of this I guess it's ideal to have a USB one so that they can connect...

I think it will take a while because I was ordering it on Thursday and he only goes to the post office for Germany on Wednesday. So I expect it to arrive start of the week after the next.   I plan on using it with my IPod through my LOD cable and with my PC on my Asus Xonar DX soundcard.  ...

I just discovered that there is a swiss seller (http://www.headnhifi.com/) that delivers the Objective O2 amp so I ordered one of those for around 115 €.  

Unfortunately the seller is not willing to negotiate the price. Is it still a good deal?

I just got a private offer for a used Meier Concerto for 369 € in great condition, it's a bit over budget but would that be a big quality jump over the Corda Rock?  

I can't answer this question specifically for headphone gear but this strange feeling "I need something new to buy" or "I have this [X] for several years that's not normal" is in my opinion over the decades instilled into us by companies who don't want us to be happy with something and keep it...

Thank you very much for the suggestion! I will check it out right now. I always prefer German manufacturers because I feel the prices are always more expensive the more distance you have from the company because of shipping and everything :-)  

It seems like almost nothing I read about here (like the Schiit Asgard or the Objective 2) is available here, or only with a very high shipping cost through ebay. Can someone from Germany recommend me the headphone amplifier with the best price/value for 250 € max? I have DT 880 250 Ohm and AKG...

Now that I have the e11 though, I wonder how good it would sound with a more expensive amp, is there much of a difference to be had with a desktop amp around the 150 € range available in Germany? :-)   Edit: The e11 is great for my DT 880 but doesn't have enough gain (even on the high gain...

I got the E11 now and I like it very much, thanks for the advice! Only the charging is a bit annoying but if there is no alternative desktop amplifier for a similar cost and with better performance I guess I will stay with it.

Ok thank you very much! I ordered the Fiio E11 and L cable now.

I have the Beyerdynamic DT-880 Pro (250 Ohm) headphones and a desktop PC with an Asus Xonar DX and also a Laptop (Thinkpad L520) with its onboard sound. If I take the laptop to the university I often use my old AKG K141, they don't sound that well but they isolate much better. At the moment I...