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Headphoneus Supremus
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I HAVE GRADO SR-125,SR-225 AND RS-2S COMING.I HAVE AN OLD AUDIO ALCHEMY HPA-1 I USE AT WORK WITH MY 125S DIRECTLY OUT OF A SONY CE-775 SACD PLAYER.I WANT TO GET AN AMP FOR HOME NOW. MY SOURCE WOULD BE A SONY C555ES SACD PLAYER,PS AUDIO LAMBDA -PERPETUAL TECH P1A/P3A INTO A MCCORMACK TLC-1 PRE THROUGH MIT TERMINATOR 2 INTERCONNECT.I DONT WANT TO SPEND OVER $400,OR I SHOULD SAY I CANT. I SEE THE CANDIDATES AS THE CORDA HA-1,CREEK OBH-11SE,ASL,MAPLETREE AND POSSIBLY THE GRADO RA-1. I DONT WANT A HEADROOM AMP,TO MANY CHOICES.WHAT ARE YOUR EXPERIENCES FOR AMPS THAT WORK WELL WITH THE GRADOS,ESPECIALLY THE RS-2?PS,FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WONDER, THE HEADPHONE JACKS ON THE SONY PLAYERS ARE PRETTY GOOD BUT THEY DONT COMPARE TO A GOOD AMP. THEY HAVE GOOD DRIVE BUT THEY SOUND TRANSISTORY,SOMEWHAT THIN.