[ReDVsion]

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Originally Posted by enzoferrari650 Oh yeah that was one of my choices when I was trying to figure out what amp to buy. What is it compareable to?

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Originally Posted by Iron_Dreamer His amp [Presonus HP4] is suprisingly good, better than any PIMETA I've heard.

http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showt...resonus+Pimeta
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Originally Posted by Mikey01 I have a Grado RA-1 amp and paid $375.00 for it. I also bought a Presonus HP4 for $89.95 (Guitar Center), and cannot hear much difference between them at all.

http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showt...resonus+Pimeta

 

[jasonhanjk]

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Originally Posted by ReDVsion I'd tend to agree here... CMOY is definitely NOT mass-produced. Isn't there some Audio-Technica amp on Audiocubes that's incredibly cheap?

I didn't say mass produce but most produce. Gotcha!!!

 

[enzoferrari650]

i wonder if anyone buys those boostaroo things.

 

[kfh227]

Thanks for al lthe responses. Just got back from the weekend

It's almost to the point that if I don't spnd $100+ on an amp, there's almost no point. There were a couple of amps in the $70 area that were pointed out. I'll look into those, but I don't expect to buy them based on my preliminary look over.

Thanks for the ideas!

karl

 

[ReDVsion]

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Originally Posted by enzoferrari650 i wonder if anyone buys those boostaroo things.

Someone at the NYC Qualia meet said it wasn't all that bad...

kfh227: out of curiosity, why did you want a mass-produced headphone amp as opposed to an independant builder? And if $100 is still too much for you, remember you can always buy used.

 

[HiWire]

I laughed when I accidentally saw the Boostaroo on the Radio Shack website

Here's hoping the Chu Moy sounds better

 

[Jahn]

the boostaroo really doesn't sound THAT bad - with the ksc-35 at least, which is a very forgiving lil clip. the akg 271S we tried with the boostaroo however, had other ideas - revealing the 'roo to be thin and washed out. so if you are a pcdp/hd player to a 'roo to a ksc35 you'll be ok.

 

[Imyourzero]

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Originally Posted by kfh227 It's almost to the point that if I don't spnd $100+ on an amp, there's almost no point. There were a couple of amps in the $70 area that were pointed out. I'll look into those, but I don't expect to buy them based on my preliminary look over.

Are you sure? What about something from Headsave, like a Mint or Go-Vibe? The Go-Vibe, especially, is one amp I've heard pretty much nothing but positive things about. It would only run you $65+ and it should mate very nicely to your SR60's and HD 280 Pro's. Have you looked into a GV? If so, why have you decided not to consider purchasing it? Just curious.

 

[00940]

millenium hp1. 48euros.

Uses a tl074 (it accepts pro balanced inputs) and a pair of transistors as output. Sounds is supposed to be non-audiophile but ok.

 

[Voodoochile]

I think if you should spring for an Airhead. The cmoy is a great little performer, but it's not great for driving Grados to high levels as it is an unbuffered amp and the op-amp just runs out of steam too early.

 

[kfh227]

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Originally Posted by ReDVsion Someone at the NYC Qualia meet said it wasn't all that bad... kfh227: out of curiosity, why did you want a mass-produced headphone amp as opposed to an independant builder? And if $100 is still too much for you, remember you can always buy used.

I would go with an independant builder. I guess what I was getting at is that I don't really want to do a CMoy amp, however I looked over the web page and there were some more involved designs which intrigued me. Might even turn into a new career

The new/used debate. I figure I could buy a used one. It's probably better that way in terms of bang for your buck. The cap is $100. My target price is really in the $60-$80 range.

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Originally Posted by Imyourzero Are you sure? What about something from Headsave, like a Mint or Go-Vibe? The Go-Vibe, especially, is one amp I've heard pretty much nothing but positive things about. It would only run you $65+ and it should mate very nicely to your SR60's and HD 280 Pro's. Have you looked into a GV? If so, why have you decided not to consider purchasing it? Just curious.

I'll look at the Go-Vibe shortly. What are GV's?

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Originally Posted by Voodoochile I think if you should spring for an Airhead. The cmoy is a great little performer, but it's not great for driving Grados to high levels as it is an unbuffered amp and the op-amp just runs out of steam too early.

I was thinking about looking for a used airHead. Not sure if used will be under $100 though but it's worth a look.

 

[Earwax]

Also, take a look at JMT's stuff at JMTaudio.com It looks like he builds a Mint that would meet your budget. (That's an amp on Tangent's MINT board, not a generic mint-tin cmoy). I had an earlier JMT amp and I can say that his workmanship is 1st class. Now, I just finished building my own MINT and while it's too soon for me to say anything specific, it is a an amp well worth considering in the under $100 range.