OK, I finally decide to purchase the Sennhiser HD598 headphone, but now I need help on buying an amp? I AM looking the Schiit amp, but I am now thinking about a portable amp so it can serve double duty. Main main concern is sound quality. Which will I get better sound from a? My budget is around $400 (Of course I would like to spend less if possible)
Thanks for your help.,
Does the $400 include the prize of the hd598? If it does, how much can you get the hd598 for? $400 a bit too much for an amp considering that the headphone costs around $200
Well, the HD598 isn't portable, so why would you buy a portable amp? I say go for full-size. Better price/performance ratio anyways.
I think an E7+E9 would work out great. And hey! E7 can double up as a portable amp!
Well, the HD598 isn't portable, so why would you buy a portable amp? I say go for full-size. Better price/performance ratio anyways.
I think an E7+E9 would work out great. And hey! E7 can double up as a portable amp!
The cost of the headphones to budget for an amp is not a factor. If you could do a study on what amp costs are compared to the headphone used, you'd find amps will cost several times the cost of a typical headphone. Amp build and finding the "cheapest" parts and design circuits will sound like it too. You are wasting your money to think you're getting the same out of a $200 amp that you are from a higher priced/build amp.
Read Boomana's wiki for new users. You'll find a good explanation of why portable amps aren't ideal for all headphones. Sometimes you really need power off the mains.
A very good desktop amp I enjoy is the Dynalo. They're going for $300. Great circuit, lots of clean power. They've been popular for a long time.
Like HC said, there's no way to compare prices for headphones and amps. Headphones just have a few parts and are easily assembled. An amp typically has dozens, if not over 100 parts. The parts cost more than the raw cost of headphones (especially transformers) and take a bit of labor to assemble. There's zero relationship between headphones and amps in terms of cost.
If you plan on using playing music on you computer, why not use a Centrance Dacport, it's a cool device that measures measures and delivers up to 1.5W of power via USB.
The OP first needs to decide whether he wants an amp for desktop only or if he wants something that he can also use when out and about. Only then can he really begin to narrow down the choices.
I will recommend the iBasso PB2 AMPs for both desktop and portable use. If AMPs/DAC need for home use then these are recommmended like Matrix M Stage, Matrix Quattro, Yulong D100(AMPs/DAC).
I will recommend the iBasso PB2 AMPs for both desktop and portable use. If AMPs/DAC need for home use then these are recommmended like Matrix M Stage, Matrix Quattro, Yulong D100(AMPs/DAC).
If you mostly listen at home you should get a Matrix Cube or Yulong U100, imho. Fiio E9 and Ibasso are designed for portability, so their SQ isn't quite at the same level as desktop Dac/Amp's.
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