good portable amp for beyer's dt880 & dt770/80

[scott_fx]

Hey guys,

I amp looking for a portable amp for a trip i'm taking in the next couple weeks. I have two cans, the 250 ohm dt800's and the 80 ohm dt770's is there a mid-level amp that would be able to power both of them? right now i'm thinking about at least getting a go-vibe v3 for the 770's but i'd rather just get one amp that can power both sets of cans.

any ideas?

thanks in advance,

scott

 

[Yotsuba]

The 250 ohms DT990s sound good with my Little Dot Micro+. I never tried any other portable amp, but I think they can all drive them quite easily. The LDM+ is cheap and has a very long life battery (3 months without charging, and it's still ok), so it may be a good solution for you.

 

[Skylab]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yotsuba /img/forum/go_quote.gif The 250 ohms DT990s sound good with my Little Dot Micro+. I never tried any other portable amp, but I think they can all drive them quite easily. The LDM+ is cheap and has a very long life battery (3 months without charging, and it's still ok), so it may be a good solution for you.

Not sure of your price range...the RSA Hornet sounds awesome with both of those headphones.

 

[scott_fx]

i really like the hornet but I dont think i can justify the $350 at this point and time. I have a little dot ii+ right now at work and this portable amp will be used mainly when traveling...which isn't very often.

 

[Skylab]

I have tried the LDM+ but didn't care for it's treble response. I think the Practical Devices XM4 sounds good with both, but I have listened to those combos only briefly.

 

[scott_fx]

that looks tempting. i'm going to do some more research on that amp

 

[aluren]

how about the xin supermicro iv?

 

[goorackerelite]

try getting an DAP from cowan (the x5 for example), it has a really beefy headphone section and sounds great. Can drive my DT880s to about 90 Dbs with out a sweat. sounds great at low volumes too. not to mention it will be less expensive than most portable amps. I've run a Go-Vibe V3 with the X5 and to me, the differences are there but not worth lossing money over. You get a little tighter bass and a tad bit more sound stage with the expense of some reccesed mids.

 

[mchang]

I had the DT-880-250 and paired it with a Go-Vibe V5. On half of my music collection, it performed very well. Those that sounded poor and bass light, I would say was a result of poor recording or the very detailed nature of the 880s.

I currently run the DT-990-250 through the GV and think it's great. A good deal better than the LDM+, which my buddy and I both thought was bass weak compared to GV. Just not enough juice compared to the 9V battery or 24V power adapter.

I've got a desktop Headfive headed my way, but I'm still going to keep the GV for portable and home use.

 

[scott_fx]

thanks fo rhte input, did the v5 change that much from the v3? aka...would i be sorry if i went with the v3?