[jun41]

I'm running out of cash fast and I need to sell some stuff to try out some more headphones

. Selling my M hornet will help but I still need a portable amp to drive my super.fi 5's.

So my plan is to sell the hornet, use that money to get my hands on a decent, less expensive amp and store the leftover cash in my small headphone fund.

Any suggestions? I listen to a little bit of everything (rock, rap, blues, classical, etc. etc.).

 

[BIG POPPA]

The Portaphile amps you can customize as much or little as you want. They have a comparable sound, So I have heard.

 

[nibiyabi]

Tomahawk?

 

[dr.morton]

If I am not mistaken, the newest version of the Headphonia amp is supposed to use the same Opamp as the Hornet. But this is hearsay.

 

[socrates63]

PINT compares very well with the Hornet, and it works well with my Ety. No noise whatsoever. I know there was one up for sale recently.

 

[Filburt]

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Originally Posted by dr.morton /img/forum/go_quote.gif If I am not mistaken, the newest version of the Headphonia amp is supposed to use the same Opamp as the Hornet. But this is hearsay.

Do you know if the Headphone has a ground channel or not? When I looked at the board of the Hornet back in 2005 at the meet in San Jose, I saw a splitter but no ground channel. Unless that has changed, that's going to make a substantial difference sonically from an amp that does (such as the PINT).

 

[MaloS]

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Originally Posted by nibiyabi /img/forum/go_quote.gif Tomahawk?

thats not any cheaper.

 

[TzeYang]

Lisa-III

 

[justhavingfun]

MisterX's XP amp, very fun amp to listen to especially with ER4S, K26P, PX100, E3C, etc... And you will have plenty $$ left for your headphone fund.

 

[Jaska]

I would have thought that the Super.fi 5 Pro would not need an amp. If it does, then I guess I'm even happier that I decided to go for the ER-4S.

Do you seriously get much of an improvement with the Super.fi's using the Hornet?

 

[jun41]

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Originally Posted by Jaska /img/forum/go_quote.gif I would have thought that the Super.fi 5 Pro would not need an amp. If it does, then I guess I'm even happier that I decided to go for the ER-4S. Do you seriously get much of an improvement with the Super.fi's using the Hornet?

The SF5 doesn't need the hornet but it definitely sounds much 'better with it. The hornet was used to power my HD650s before the PPX3 came along. I got the SF5 later and it just so happened that the hornet was there as my portable.

As for now I'm looking at the Go-Vibe6 as a potential option. What do you guys think?

 

[krmathis]

The RSA "The Tomahawk"...

 

[tnmike1]

Portaphile maxxed is around $250. And totally customizable for gain, bandwidth, etc. Check out their website Less than Tomahawk or Hornet

 

[jun41]

See, the thing is I just want a portable amp for my IEM's. I have a PPX3 for my full size headphones and my main goal is to make as much money possible by selling my hornet and buying a new amp. Is the Go-vibe 6 worth it? It's <$100 and seems perfect.

 

[XENOPHOS]

what about the xenos 1HA-EPC, i've heard that its almost as good as the hornet, just that the hornet is a tad better.