Spaghettaboutit
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Hey people, I’m pretty new to the world of high quality headphones and this is my first post. This hobby is expensive by the way! Well I need some help on picking between two choices to amp my headphones. I’m looking at the (very nice) Little Dot MKII and this Onkyo receiver: http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-TX-8255B-TX-8255-Stereo-Receiver/dp/B001AMSPQI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1300637766&sr=8-1
With shipping expenses on the little dot, the prices will be about the same. My source will mainly be my Audio-Technica AT-PL120 turntable connected with the rca jacks. I will occasionally use my Zune HD as well. For cans I’ll mainly be using my sr-80i’s (my tastes lean towards rock), but my Senn HD555’s will also see plenty of use. I enjoy listening to a lot of classic, alt, folk, and indie rock. I do also listen to some hip hop, jazz, and classical.
Now I’ve never listened to headphones through any decent quality amp, so I have no idea what I’d prefer between the tube and solid state sounds. I’ve read that tube is supposed to be warmer with a bit less accuracy and bass, but more “musical.” And the opposite goes for solid state? Please correct me if I’m wrong here. As for pros and cons that I do know of…
The onkyo has an equalizer I can use, which I was really looking forward to when thinking about a purchase. Also I would like the extra versatility of the onkyo in that I would get to attach speakers if I ever wanted to. However this isn’t hugely important since I can’t afford anything like that in the foreseeable future and I’ll be living in an apartment anyway. I will have to pay my own electricity though and I plan on running my turntable A LOT. I think the little dot has significantly less power consumption? I’m not great at understanding specs, but I think this was the case. If that will save me more money in the long run, then that would be a huge plus.
So I think that about covers all the relevant information. Sorry for the long post. I hope you guys can help me out. Thanks!
With shipping expenses on the little dot, the prices will be about the same. My source will mainly be my Audio-Technica AT-PL120 turntable connected with the rca jacks. I will occasionally use my Zune HD as well. For cans I’ll mainly be using my sr-80i’s (my tastes lean towards rock), but my Senn HD555’s will also see plenty of use. I enjoy listening to a lot of classic, alt, folk, and indie rock. I do also listen to some hip hop, jazz, and classical.
Now I’ve never listened to headphones through any decent quality amp, so I have no idea what I’d prefer between the tube and solid state sounds. I’ve read that tube is supposed to be warmer with a bit less accuracy and bass, but more “musical.” And the opposite goes for solid state? Please correct me if I’m wrong here. As for pros and cons that I do know of…
The onkyo has an equalizer I can use, which I was really looking forward to when thinking about a purchase. Also I would like the extra versatility of the onkyo in that I would get to attach speakers if I ever wanted to. However this isn’t hugely important since I can’t afford anything like that in the foreseeable future and I’ll be living in an apartment anyway. I will have to pay my own electricity though and I plan on running my turntable A LOT. I think the little dot has significantly less power consumption? I’m not great at understanding specs, but I think this was the case. If that will save me more money in the long run, then that would be a huge plus.
So I think that about covers all the relevant information. Sorry for the long post. I hope you guys can help me out. Thanks!
