[martinmach]

Hi,

I am thinking of buying a small portable amp to carry with my D2. i am very new to this concept of headphone amps. my present gear is super.fi 3, Senn hd 485 and cowon d2. i am saving up to buy a HD 650. Please suggest any portable amps below 100$.

what else do i need like batteries, cases etc?

i am going to Singapore on a vacation, i heard they are kind of cheap there. is there a place there to buy them?

Thanks in advance,
Martin

 

[nsx_23]

Fiio, $8.50USD shipped, works really well with my D2.

DealExtreme: $8.50 FiiO E3 3.5mm Earphone Volume Booster Power Amplifier (1*AA)

Or you could get a PA2V2: http://www.electric-avenues.com/amplifiers.html

or this: http://www.penguinamp.com/The-Caffeine-Amp:::2008.html

 

[Tomikans]

i don't the fiio would be a good match up for the hd650 since it's already a warm headphone.. it'll just add more bass and cut down the treble which the hd650 is already of that state.

you should bump your budget to 200 and get a d2 boa.. ;P

 

[martinmach]

Thank you very much for the suggestions. any more par 100$ suggestions?

 

[fjf]

I just got a mini³ (built by MisterX) and (for 126$-including shipping to europe) you get a very nicely sounding amp with the rechargeable battery and transformer included. Highly recommended. The phones come alive, with more bass and body. More info: http://www.amb.org/audio/mini3/

 

[nsx_23]

How do you order a prebuilt mini3? The online store is very confusing..

 

[fjf]

You contact one of the professional builders there: The Mini³ Portable Stereo Headphone Amplifier. Scroll to the bottom of the page.