[Mompy7777]

Hi

Next week I will be getting my HD 6XXs from Massdrop and I don't have anything decent for connecting them

I just got a gift card from Amazon for $150 so I was wondering if you guys can recommend me a good DAC/AMP combo for around $200 available on that site, crossing fingers for Black Friday deals

 

[PurpleAngel]

Hifimediy DAC, $65
https://www.amazon.com/HiFiMeDIY-Di...UTF8&qid=1511474913&sr=8-3&keywords=hifimediy
JDS Labs O2 Amp, $140
https://www.amazon.com/Objective2-H...=UTF8&qid=1511474999&sr=1-1&keywords=jds+labs

But going there are going to be good deals for a lt of stuff on Black Friday.
Check out the websites Techbargins and Slickdeals.

 

[PlantsmanTX]

JDS OL DAC USB Edition- $79

 

[Mompy7777]

JDS OL DAC USB Edition- $79

That's only a dac without amp right?

 

[cossix]

Odac seems to work well, Modi 2 is a good option as well, and maybe you can find a deal on The Element?

 

[winnytp]

Just throwing this out there: I currently drive a pair of Sennheiser HD 600's using a Fiio E10K and they imo seem perfectly adequate to me. I use low gain, set the volume to around 1 o'clock and Windows volume to 30% for my normal listening levels. If you're on a budget, you might want to check that out. To be fair, I haven't extensively auditioned many other amps but I doubt that they would bring much audible difference (I think most reported differences in solid-state amps could be a case of placebo but again I can't speak for certain), unless you opt for tubes of course which is another matter. Good luck, the HD6x0 series is sublime

 

[Oscar-HiFi]

Topping A30 + D30 stack would be good for the HD6XX but not so good if you plan on driving low impedance headphones from it.

 

[cossix]

Just throwing this out there: I currently drive a pair of Sennheiser HD 600's using a Fiio E10K and they imo seem perfectly adequate to me. I use low gain, set the volume to around 1 o'clock and Windows volume to 30% for my normal listening levels. If you're on a budget, you might want to check that out. To be fair, I haven't extensively auditioned many other amps but I doubt that they would bring much audible difference (I think most reported differences in solid-state amps could be a case of placebo but again I can't speak for certain), unless you opt for tubes of course which is another matter. Good luck, the HD6x0 series is sublime

I used to own the E10k, and the Magni 2 was a big improvement The FiiO is good for a starter amp but I didn't like the DAC chip and it wasn't very powerful, the 650 sounded a lot better with the cleaner power of the Magni and even better from the Jotunheim!