[ReignHavoK]

Hi all,
I am in need of some advice in regards to headphone amps to use with the Rega P6. I cant seem to find any recommendations anyway about it.. perhaps its not a good idea? anyway thanks in advance for any help.

 

[muckyfingers]

I’m sure you know you need a phono amp between the Rega 6 and the headphone amplifier, unless you use something like the Schiit Jotunheim or Lyr 3 amplifiers with the phono modules.

I would recommend the Darkvoice 336SE, it’s a great tube headphone amp that pairs well with HD600 or HD650/HD6XX.

 

[ReignHavoK]

Thanks for your reply and recommendation! Ill look into it.
As for the phono stage I was planning to get the Ania MC cartridge with the Rega fono MC phono stage.

 

[muckyfingers]

You’re welcome, also listing a budget would help people with recommendations. Good luck with your search.

 

[ProtegeManiac]

Hi all,
I am in need of some advice in regards to headphone amps to use with the Rega P6. I cant seem to find any recommendations anyway about it.. perhaps its not a good idea? anyway thanks in advance for any help.

It's not a bad idea (as long as you use a phono pre between the P6 and the headphone amp), vinyl just tends to be less common since the headphone audio boom is basically a phenomenon that is part of a number of other factors: the iPod and development of digital audio including portable high fidelity playback along with lossless playback on computers, people getting around traffic by moving closer to downtown instead of more suburban homes with rooms that can be acoustically treated and used solely for a dedicated speaker system (pure stereo or with an HT in the same room) or the rising real estate prices followed by the bust and economic downturn in 2008, streaming, etc.

Basically, other than the phono pre, your main concern isn't what headphone amp goes with the P6, but what headphone amp can drive your headphones well enough and if you need other extras like whether it runs Class A, can take digital inputs, has preamp outputs to a power amp if you still use speakers, etc.