[Hwoarang X]

Hello, everyone. I'm new here, actually. I just bought my first pair of high end headphones this Christmas. I settled on the Sennheiser HD 598 because I was able ot get them at a very solid price ($170 brand new).
 
However, I'm wondering what kind of amp would be best for them. I watch a lot of anime and blu-ray movies on my TV. I also have a PS3 that I use fairly regularly. I'd be willing to pay $100 or even a bit over, and I'm wondering what type of amp would be best to use for my PS3 when gaming and watching blu-rays.
 
If you have any recommendations, please let me hear them. I'm pretty new to all this, as I mentioned. Thanks for your help.

 

[Dubstep Girl]

fiio e9 should be more than enough for hd 598s

 

[PurpleAngel]

TBS Earforce DSS or Astro Mix-amp.
Both can take the digital optical from the PS3 and give you Dolby Virtual Headphone (surround sound).

 

[someguy6481]

I use Sennheiser HD 598's through a Cowon Iaudio9 without an amp and they sound steller, I use the BBE Headphone 3 setting which makes the sound fuller and gives the headphones some bottom end as well.
 
But since you want to use an amp, I suggest the cmoybb from JDS Labs or Fiio E11, E7 and E17. You don't need a super expensive amp to drive the HD 598's.

 

[fabio-fi]

My E7 works good with them. They are not hard to drive phones. 

 

[vanita]

Hi PurpleAngel, I've been looking at alot of threads about the best amp for the 598s and saw that you posted in several of the threads I looked at, so yeah, I just thought it was nice of you to answer the same question many times, thanks