[sclemmons]

I did not want to step on Mr. Dillon's thread on the 240, but I had the same question. AKG271s under the tree for my 15 year old know it all. Harder than the 240 to drive. I have a RS SR71 which I am not ready to give away to my boy genius to scratch up or lose. What is a decent low cost amp for him. GoVibe? Porta Corda? I am looking for great sound and high value. What is a good home amp for the AKG271? Will the 271 sound ok without an amp out of an iPod or iBook or is an amp required?

Thanks for the help.

 

[ojnihs]

In actuality, the K271S isn't harder to drive than the K240's, which actually rate at the same impedance of 55 ohms. I personally think that the K271S sounds quite good out of the headphone out of my Powerbook without any amping, but there is significant improvement when I plug it into my GLite. I've tried the K271S with a go-vibe with a gain of 6 and I thought it sounded phenomenal, and I'm actually considering selling my GLite to save money and using a go-vibe instead.

 

[SorcererXIII]

I have a 271 already and am undergoing the dilemma of finding a good amp . . . I have a thread here about it, though it's inconclusive. I believe that the out on the ipod is unsatisfying with these headphones. Mainly the bass loses a lot of amplitude. All I'm comparing it with is my computer output though. Based on comments I've heard that this is the best closed headphone, I am hoping for an improvement in both computer and ipod with the use of an amp.

Here is the thread:
http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=151046

I eventually decided that I'm going to go for some amp with a dedicated bass boost or tone control, but that is only my preference and I'm definitely in the minority in prefering that sort of solution.

 

[Zweroboi]

I use my K271s with a Go-Vibe (gain 6, stock AD8066), and enjoy it very much. I think you just can't go wrong with this little amp, especially when Norm has announced the version 4. Go-Vibe is a permanent value!