headphone-amplifiers

I am looking for an inexpensive sound card to amp headphones around 80 ohms.  Dolby Headphone would be a plus (for headphone surround), but I don't necessarily need Dolby Live functionality as I am not planning to hook up to surround receiver to need encoding for optical out.  Just looking to...

Hello, I need your advice:   I want to buy a new amp for my Beyer T1's. I listen to music both through the T1's and my speakers. Is it better to buy the WA5 over the WA2 so I can directly put in my speakers into the WA5?   Both the WA5 and the WA2 have audio outputs on the back, but...

ok, so ive just bought a new laptop, a sony vaio, however unlike my previous laptop the audio dosent seem to be as good a quality (samsung) ...im using a pair of akg 272's. Audio is quite important to me as im working with sound in college. I have tried to return the laptop but they tell me...

Hi all,   So I just bought myself a pair of spiffy LCD 2s (thanks Stevtt, they went to a good home) and was wondering if the attractively priced Schiit Mjolnir would be markedly better than the headphone amp in my iNova. I love the way that the iNova drives my D5s, but somehow I feel like...

I know the guys from RockGrotto build 'em and specifically that PinkFloyd guy. After dicking around with too many amps I decided that one was my favorite of the bunch.   I haven't had one in a while and I bought mine from another member but I would like the honor of it being built for me.

     I recently picked up one of these little guys, and was happy with it until it died on me.  I am not sure if it is the tube or something else that went out on me.         I had about 40hrs of burn in on it and was absolutely pleased with the results.  I then noticed two little knobs on...

I currently only have a fiio e10 that i purchased as a placeholder, now that i've got some extra cash to spare, i can finally upgrade to a nice amp that these headphones deserve. my spending limit is around 3-400$, i mainly listen to electro (justice/daft punk/danger/the xx etc) and metal (a day...

I plan on using an ipod and one of these devices to a full size amp like a Maverick D1

I'm planning on buying the hd-600 soon and heard that they are extremely affected by what amp and DAC is used, so I want to pick the right one. My budget is 200-250 dollars for both amp and DAC, I don't know if my budget is enough to get a good amp that will make them shine so could anyone...

Hello I need some help on building my setup Currently I have two amps V200 and auditor. I like them both and use them with my ref5 dac from audio gd Headphones are, T1,hd800,hd700,ps1000 Everything works nicely, until I read some review of the Bryston bha1 amp Which make me thinking, I am...

Alright, first things first. I am currently at the brink of ordering a balanced Isabellina HPA from Vinnie at RWA, for use with my Sennheiser HD800. The chain setup would go like this:     foobar ( ASIO ) ---> Isabellina HPA ---> Sennheiser HD800 ( a Silver Dragon v3 with a balanced...

Well I just received my EF2A in the mail today after a few recommendations from friends. The sound is amazing even though I have only had for about 12 hours now. One problem that I have noticed is a faint static sound in the background. If you turn the volume up to anywhere after the 7th notch...

I am new to tube rolling and am greatly enjoying the significant differences in sound that can be caused by changing tubes in an amp.     As I've been exploring variations in tubes, though, I've seen (on eBay and various other sites) some amazing variations in prices for them -- some single...

I've been saving up to purchase a little dot MK IV because everyone says a lot of great things about it... for headphones.  I know this is a headphone forum but no one really talks about how well it works as a pre-amp for speakers.  Does anyone have anything good or bad to say about it when used...

Hey all, I am planning to get the HD800's in a couple weeks and obviously, I can't drive them to any sort of decent level without a decent amp nor will anything sound great without a DAC.    I've mainly dabbled in portable audio so most of gear consists of IEMs, portable amps, LODs, etc. so...

I did some searches here and could not find any threads on this amp.... My buddy whose opinion I trust used to sell these and recommends them highly. I'm strictly a tube guy these days and would like to know about amps that sound like the PHI-26. Or maybe Grommes has a replacement in the...

Some people from the computer source forum reffered me to ask amp questions here. So I'm starting my first setup, but I plan to not be cheap and have a great experience . So far I already plan to or already have a: Source: Desktop, Foobar with KS or ASIO, (WAV or FLAC) Phones: Sennheiser...

Hi guys, first post on head-fi!   I don't consider myself an audiophile, but I do enjoy listening to my music at a level of high quality. I've been running with the Sennheiser HD 595's and a Fiio E7 for about a year now, but I recently gave the 595's to my cousin and bought myself the Q...

I was wondering why my ah-d7000's sounded so good from the headphone out of my hk3490 so I emailed HK to ask what kind of amp it has.  The response was....   "Thank you for your inquiry.  For this model, the headphone jack is powered off the main amps, but has a 270 ohm resistor in between...

Hi everyone I'm new to the world of headphones and amplification and now that I've got an audio technica ath-m50 I can't really afford to get an amp with bass boost and everything.   So I was wondering can I use a guitar eq pedal with my new headphones to get my own sound and make myself a...

i was wondering if this is a good dac and headphone amp for the 650's   DAC: http://www.jdslabs.com/item.php?fetchitem=46   AMP:http://www.jdslabs.com/item.php?fetchitem=O2Full

i am going to be using an ibasso p4 amp fed by the d12 dac/amp. Just wondering whther its better to feed the p4 from the d12's headphone socket or aux out socket? tx.

i'm going to purchase the sony xb700 and i want to know which  amp would be nice for these (Under 40 bucks) 

Introduction Some time ago I got a message from Miu Audio asking me if I would like to build one of their headphone amplifiers for free. Thrilled to receive my first free review sample in my entire time on head-fi, I accepted the offer. Initially there were some problems with the device. They...

Hello, I just got some ATH-M50's for my first pair of nice headphones and they sound pretty darn good. I could go for a tad more bass though so I was wondering what amp would be the best for about $50. I have been looking into the fiio E6 and E11. Since I have never seen them in person I...