[aCommunistSpy]

Hi. I've been lurking around the forum here and there and recently purchased a MS-1. It hasn't arrived yet but apparently, it requires an amp to play from the AV-710, right>?
What should i get and where should i get it? i'm hoping for something cheap.. definitely under 50.

i did some research and would a simple cmoy be enough? i want to buy a cheap apheared-47 but i can't find anywhere that is currently selling them (and can someone give me a price)? The most expensive i can get is a PA2v2. The idea that the headphones require amplification is still foreign to me

and i have no idea what i need.

P.S. could someone also give me a place where i could buy these?

 

[geekbanter]

Actually for me this is a bit of a weird issue.

I started off my collection with an AV-710 and a pair of PortaPros. Well my card showed up defective and I had to send it back. The Portapros were great, and were even better after I received a replacement AV-710.

A couple months later I followed this up by purchasing a PA2v2 on ebay for $45-50. This was a nice improvement in sound, it really helped.

After a year I added a pair of MS-1s to my collection. With my PortaPros the amp made a bigger difference in sound, but the opposite is true with my MS-1s. In this situation I have also run into some oddities. In Windows had to crank my PA2v2, and crank up the audio levels to get decently loud sound. I don't really listen to my music that loud, but it was quieter than the PortaPros were. Now in Linux the sound comes through loud and clear. I know its weird....

Get the MS-1s, the AV-710, and if you feel you need/want and amp later go ahead and get one. If you are happy without it, that's fine.

 

[Caution]

I Currently use the AV-710 with the Wolfson chip and a PA2v2 to amp the MS-1's. the soundcard alone can drive the MS-1's with ease, but imo they don't sound as good with the amp because the AV-710 drivers are sort of dodgy so when u put the volume up or down theres sort of a balance issue where one of the drivers may be louder than the other (The older drivers don't have this AFAIK.)

I would recommend getting the PA2v2 amp because the sound is more cleaner and you get a bit more bass, on top of that Gary has A grade awesome service

 

[aCommunistSpy]

Okay, thanks for the input. i thought i read that an amp is required for the AV-710 because the alt out was only a line out and supplies no current or something. I'm glad to hear that an amp is not necessary (for now).

 

[SONGsanmanwah]

I also use the AV-710 + MS-1 combo with no amp. The AV-701 can actually drive my ER-4S too, at rather high volume setting.

I'm getting an amp anyway, but for portable use

 

[skitlets]

With this combo, the volume was fine. The quality was not. Imo, an amp is needed to bring out the bass.