[Unicorn!]

My current lousy FiiO E5 has after 1 year given up so I'm looking for a new portable headphone amp and I was hoping someone here may be able to give me some advice on what to buy and where to buy from. There doesn't seem to be a huge range of portable headphone amps available in NZ so I am happy to buy from overseas (especially while the NZ$ is so good). Looking to spend $150NZ - $350NZ (€90 - €210 or $130US - $305US). It will need to be rugged enough to live in the bottom of my bag for the majority of it's life.

For reference I'm currently using a pair of AKG K172HD cans (which i might replace with a pair of AIAIAI TMA-1) and a HTC Desire as source (which I will replace with a Sansa Clip or Clip+). I'd like to have a bit of versatility in the amp as I have quite an eclectic taste in music.
 
Cheers!

 

[cck5]

RSA
pico
meir audio stepdance/headsix/ 3move
alo rx
 
 
theres the cream of the cream.

 

[kaushama]

Just Audio uHA-120! Best I heard! On par with some desktop amps I should say.

 

[Unicorn!]

Thanks for the suggestions.
 
What can be said for the Headstage Arrow 12HE 4G? It has a slim design which really appeals to me and auto-off would great because I alway forget to turn things off.

 

[Kunlun]

 
Quote:

My current lousy FiiO E5 has after 1 year given up so I'm looking for a new portable headphone amp and I was hoping someone here may be able to give me some advice on what to buy and where to buy from. There doesn't seem to be a huge range of portable headphone amps available in NZ so I am happy to buy from overseas (especially while the NZ$ is so good). Looking to spend $150NZ - $350NZ (€90 - €210 or $130US - $305US). It will need to be rugged enough to live in the bottom of my bag for the majority of it's life.

For reference I'm currently using a pair of AKG K172HD cans (which i might replace with a pair of AIAIAI TMA-1) and a HTC Desire as source (which I will replace with a Sansa Clip or Clip+). I'd like to have a bit of versatility in the amp as I have quite an eclectic taste in music.
 
Cheers!

The ttvj slim is another excellent choice.