The m-stage is too short for planars, sadly.
It is an excellent amp for bright dynamic headphones like the K-701 or DT-880.
It is an excellent amp for bright dynamic headphones like the K-701 or DT-880.
No one is saying more money means better sound..
The point is given a same fixed budget, high end headphones, even when modestly amped, will most of the time sound better than a lower end headphone paired with an expensive amp.
It's like no matter how much money you throw at the Hd800, it isn't going to be better than the 009.
unfortunately when people get the cheap amp, they don't always upgrade in the future, and then they're always bottlenecking the headphone.
and theres a ton of those threads with people buying LCD-2 or HD 800 or whatever and then asking for an amp under 150$
The m-stage is too short for planars, sadly.
It is an excellent amp for bright dynamic headphones like the K-701 or DT-880.
It drives them to levels I would never dream of listening to tho but it's known for being warm which goes well with my DT990 but not so much with the HE500. What amp would you recommend? My budget is around £300/$450...
It drives them to levels I would never dream of listening to tho but it's known for being warm which goes well with my DT990 but not so much with the HE500. What amp would you recommend? My budget is around £300/$450...
Well, it is more a matter of lack of power than tonal coloration.
The most recommended amp is the lafigaro/darkvoice, yet it is warm and smooth, like the 500s. The same goes for the LCD-2/V200 which is said to be a very good pairing. Surprisingly, both the phones and the amp are described with the exact same words (warm and punchy sound with quiet treble and narrow sound-stage) which, ad you read it, could be too much of a good thing.
For the price I don't know, a Lyr or any Audio-gd offering will have enough power to get a big sound. Big is the word that came to mind when I switched to the SA-31. The 500s were unleashed.
Well, it is more a matter of lack of power than tonal coloration.
The most recommended amp is the lafigaro/darkvoice, yet it is warm and smooth, like the 500s. The same goes for the LCD-2/V200 which is said to be a very good pairing. Surprisingly, both the phones and the amp are described with the exact same words (warm and punchy sound with quiet treble and narrow sound-stage) which, ad you read it, could be too much of a good thing.
For the price I don't know, a Lyr or any Audio-gd offering will have enough power to get a big sound. Big is the word that came to mind when I switched to the SA-31. The 500s were unleashed.
I looked at the LD 6 for sale but I was put off by the dodgy transistor as I am not dab hand in soldering so I would not be able to replace it if it went kaput.
I also found this in the for sale forum: http://www.head-fi.org/t/662862/audio-gd-sa-31-headphone-amp-preamp
Might be able to get that in budget, what do you reckon?
Btw Clem there's a pair of hardwired He-6 (Norse Norn 8 cable) in the F/S section in case you haven't noticed
No one is saying more money means better sound..i myself own an excellent oppo product and i love it!.. Ithink its just about investing inito the perfect balance in ur rig..having a 1200 headphone and then using a 150 budget amp to drive it is in my eyes almost jimpossible to get that special synergy...u dont need to spend multi 1000 to get good sound out of any phone (except maybe the he6 or sr007/009)... If someone is willing to spend more then rationally acceptive..then its his/her choice..some people amoung my friends even say that my amp (dv337 with 5998 tubes) is ludacris to spend on an amp...but they do own multi thousand watches..or drive a an expensive two seater..first one only shows time..a 100 watchdoes the same..second is so small u cant even go on holiday with is with luggage...a vw golf gti does same and is much cheaper and probably more reliable also..in my eyes its not spending as much money as u can but to get ur phone to sound as best it can be...i found out myself that investing a bit more does improve the listening experience..IF U GET THAT RIGHT balance..spending money on expensive stuff just to own it because its expensive is ofcourse stupid..
I come from a matrix mstage..and i tell u..that amp is even worth double his price...and if i didnt find my recent amp i probably had him still...peace out.
You just completely contradicted yourself... You said "I know more money does not mean better sound" and then instantly went on to compare equipment by price bracket. Also "Ludacris" is a pop artist.... The correct spelling is "ludicrous"!