Radiohead
New Head-Fier
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Morning all
I'm running HD580's and usually connect them direct to the headphone jack on my Sony CDP-930 CD player. Now, the Sony is a £300 deck, and is about level in terms of quality with the rest of my kit. I run a Marantz SR7200 receiver for amplification.
Since the birth of the first Baby Radiohead last year I'm using the HD580's more, and my question is whether a budget headphone amp such as the Rega Ear will bring about worthwhile improvements? I am happy with the existing performance but will happily spend up to £150 if it's worth it. My musical tastes are wide and range from Tindersticks to Aesop Rock to Over the Rhine to Prefuse 73....
You're the experts, so what do you think?
Thanks in advance
I'm running HD580's and usually connect them direct to the headphone jack on my Sony CDP-930 CD player. Now, the Sony is a £300 deck, and is about level in terms of quality with the rest of my kit. I run a Marantz SR7200 receiver for amplification.
Since the birth of the first Baby Radiohead last year I'm using the HD580's more, and my question is whether a budget headphone amp such as the Rega Ear will bring about worthwhile improvements? I am happy with the existing performance but will happily spend up to £150 if it's worth it. My musical tastes are wide and range from Tindersticks to Aesop Rock to Over the Rhine to Prefuse 73....
You're the experts, so what do you think?
Thanks in advance