[nightrhyme]

So I have been reading a lot to find a decent cheap headphone dac/amp.

Hard to find info. I'm especially interested in learning more about the the EF2A upgarde as many find the volume to low on the EF2 which should have been fixed with the EF2A ?

Only versus info I could find is quoted below and leans me in the EF2 direction


Quote:

Originally Posted by boomy3555 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I had a Maverick before and as DAC's the EF2 and the Maverick are very similar. The Solid state headphone out of the Mav is more powerful than the EF2 and better for cans higher than 100 ohms ( Senns, Beyers). But as all of my cans are low impedence the EF2 is my AMP of choice since I like Tubes. I did try the Tube pre out of the Maverick into both the EF2 and my RA1. but still feel that the sig of the EF2 alone is better from Headphone out. I will refrain from comparing the EF and the Compass as they are to disssimilar. At the Seattle/Portland meet on 2/27. I'll have The Maverick,Zero, and Compass all there side by side for Head-Fi'ers to A/B/C...

 

[nightrhyme]

no one ?

 

[Crazy*Carl]

The EF2 has tons of power and volume, I can testify to that using it with 300ohm Sennheisers. I mean, this thing powers the HD580s to scary volumes.