Mad Dude
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Hello Head-Fi'ers,
Due to various reasons, I have recently decided to sell my Mapletree Ear+ HD Super II (If you are intrested, see http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/503903/fs-mapletree-ear-hd-super-ii-230v-eu-tubes), which means - I need a new amp! After thinking about it for a while, I want to get an SS amp rather than one with tubes. Prevents me from spending too much money on expensive tubes...
Anyway, I am looking for a balanced SS amp for less than $800. The headphones I will use with it are the Senn HD600, Grado RS1, and AKG K701 (I want to balance the K701 and HD600). Doesn't matter if the synergy isn't perfet with all of these 'phones, but it should be able to drive them well. In the future, I will probably replace both the HD600 and K701 with a HD800 or T1, so the amp should be able to drive one of those as well.
I would prefer a warm sounding amp that is musical rather than "neutral". Crossfeed would be nice to have, but not essential.
I am strongly considering the audio-gd ROC SA, which seems to be almost perfect for my needs, but I want to see if there are alternatives. Also, I don't like the ROC's stepped volume control (could be replaced with a normal one though...)
Which other amps should I consider? Any recommendations are welcome!
Due to various reasons, I have recently decided to sell my Mapletree Ear+ HD Super II (If you are intrested, see http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/503903/fs-mapletree-ear-hd-super-ii-230v-eu-tubes), which means - I need a new amp! After thinking about it for a while, I want to get an SS amp rather than one with tubes. Prevents me from spending too much money on expensive tubes...
Anyway, I am looking for a balanced SS amp for less than $800. The headphones I will use with it are the Senn HD600, Grado RS1, and AKG K701 (I want to balance the K701 and HD600). Doesn't matter if the synergy isn't perfet with all of these 'phones, but it should be able to drive them well. In the future, I will probably replace both the HD600 and K701 with a HD800 or T1, so the amp should be able to drive one of those as well.
I would prefer a warm sounding amp that is musical rather than "neutral". Crossfeed would be nice to have, but not essential.
I am strongly considering the audio-gd ROC SA, which seems to be almost perfect for my needs, but I want to see if there are alternatives. Also, I don't like the ROC's stepped volume control (could be replaced with a normal one though...)
Which other amps should I consider? Any recommendations are welcome!