[Caution]

Sorry mate, looks like I read your post wrong

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[Audio-Omega]

Users have recommended a variety of amps, so it's now time for Demi to pick one or not.

 

[Stoney]

While I advocate an ultimate fidelity approach to component selection, the truth is we all have tastes in terms of what tonal balance and what attributes we search for.

I use a Woo Audio WA6 (not the + version) which I believe is in budget.

After rolling the rectifier tube (using a 5V6), I find it close to my SCD-XA777ES headphone out, except with better dimensionality, seductive rather than analytical nature, a bit fuller midrange, more graceful highs (without that extra-sharp upper treble), and a tad less definition of lower bass. Great illusion of realism.

If I were the type to seek the hyper-reality of a Headroom amp, I'd tilt toward solid state. But I can listen much longer with this amp and still take delight in the music. Not a detail freak, but I do appreciate the musical information that good detail retreival achieves, good spatial illusion also.

I run the amp on the low gain setting and it seem a bit lower distortion than on the high gain (high impedance) setting. Plenty of volume range.

I haven't heard Darkvoice or others mentioned.

I use a Cardas cable and removed the foam from the phones.

 

[grayeyes]

How is Lehmann Audio Black Cube stake up?

 

[anadin]

A Heed CanAmp maybe a good choice, if I remember rightly it sounded very good with my HD650's.

 

[Elk]

I'm thrilled with my $600 Woo amp. At the last meet I only heard one amp that I liked better and it was balanced, solid state, and would require some mad jack. At 6 bills the Woo would leave you half way to a good set of cables for those 650's.

Anyway its time to decide and let us know how it went.

 

[atbglenn]

8 months with the Woo WA6 - Hd650 combo, and still extremely happy with the SQ. Highly recommended.

 

[nsc4u]

Graham Slee Solo should works well with hd650.