[headfirocks]

I bought the AKG K812 headphones to plug straight into my Wavelength Proton USB DAC and the results are not impressive so far.  I chose those headphones because they are supposed to sound great without a headphone amp.  Now I'm thinking I may have to give up on that approach and buy a headphone amp after all.  Maybe a set of HD800 headphones instead of the K812s.
 
I really like Red Wine Audio gear since it's battery-powered.  Has anyone used their stuff with headphones?  Can I use a regular stereo amp with headphones instead of an amp made specifically for headphones, and just buy a special headphone cable to connect to the RCA outputs?  I don't need portability at all.

 

[KG Jag]

With flagship cans, it makes no sense to skimp on your rig.  Decide on the can you want and them join the discussion of that can on a thread elsehwere in the foru--eith under Summit-Fi or Equipment Forums--Full Sized Headphones or Headphone Amps.