[Max Dread]

Hi all

After a bit of close A/B 'ing with a OBH-21SE and the built in headphone amp on my EMU 1820M soundcard, I'm finding it hard to notice much difference in sound quality! I'm using K701s.

Am I weird? Or deaf? Or is it that the Creek is crap?!?!?! I'm going to try to take the K701s and the Creek into a store and A/B it against a different amp. When I contacted the store a couple of months ago they had a Musical Fidelity x-can3 and *I think* a Project amp or two. I will have to call to find out.

Anyhow, in the meantime I just wondered what you guys think to this?


Cheers

Max

 

[scootermafia]

Well, you want to get headphone amps of various prices for either of two reasons - you can hear the difference, or you want the psychological boost of a shiny amp.

The Creek is nothing special...try something with tubes maybe? Or keep comparing them.

 

[misterDX]

your ears needs training, keep listening to both amps

 

[Currawong]

If the amp is fairly neutral, then you wont notice much difference, not as much as you would having a better DAC.