Miller-8
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Any recommendations?
Looking for a good budget headphone amp
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Whats your budget?
For $250 check out the headfive
For $250 check out the headfive
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60 Dollars will get you the PA2V2 from Gary at electric-avenue.com
It will also synergize well with your MS-1s.
Ed
It will also synergize well with your MS-1s.
Ed
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| Originally Posted by biged 60 Dollars will get you the PA2V2 from Gary at electric-avenue.com It will also synergize well with your MS-1s. Ed |
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For home or portable use? For home the Marantz 1060 synergises well with both Grados and Sennheisers. For portable the PA2V2 is one of the only options for cheap portable amping other than cmoys, was too warm for my taste though.
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PINT, Supermini, Millett, Headfive, MPX3, depending on your budget
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Still the cheapest I've seen is the CoolerMaster Musketeer III. It uses a single 12AU7 tube and takes up a 5.25" bay on your computer. It runs off of your computer's power supply, which helps to keep the price down. You can pick them up around $50 shipped. Here's a link:
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=370681
Zip Zoom Fly is reputable; I've ordered stuff from them a few times and have had good service.
This isn't the best amp out there. However, for a $50 tube amp, it's a screaming deal. The faceplate is aluminum, and it does look cool in your computer. I'm reasonably happy with mine.
Also, I haven't modded it yet, but I'd think you could get some improvements by tube rolling and upgrading the caps and resistors. Probably put in some RF shielding, too. But for $50, it's pretty darn good.
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=370681
Zip Zoom Fly is reputable; I've ordered stuff from them a few times and have had good service.
This isn't the best amp out there. However, for a $50 tube amp, it's a screaming deal. The faceplate is aluminum, and it does look cool in your computer. I'm reasonably happy with mine.
Also, I haven't modded it yet, but I'd think you could get some improvements by tube rolling and upgrading the caps and resistors. Probably put in some RF shielding, too. But for $50, it's pretty darn good.
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A good *budget* amp?
The Xenos 0HA-REP, www.aptecpro.com
It has just been released. The interior looks as good as if it cost twice - three times as much.
The Xenos 0HA-REP, www.aptecpro.com
It has just been released. The interior looks as good as if it cost twice - three times as much.
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wow, those amps make the pa2v2 sound expensive
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| Originally Posted by bonethugz wow, those amps make the pa2v2 sound expensive |
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It's not for portable or PC use.
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Huh? The Xenos amps are more expensive than the PA2V2.
| Originally Posted by Andrea yep |
Huh? The Xenos amps are more expensive than the PA2V2.
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| Originally Posted by Azure Huh? The Xenos amps are more expensive than the PA2V2. |
In proportion.
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For home use please.
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Run to the PA2V2.
You will never look back.
It drives my Sennheiser 595s at 50 Ohms with no trouble. Plenty of bass. Battery life: You will run out of patience waiting for it to exhaust the juice.
http://www.electric-avenues.com/amplifiers.html
It's so unobtrusive and coool with the LED clear window. Build is superior.
Mmmmmm.
You will never look back.
It drives my Sennheiser 595s at 50 Ohms with no trouble. Plenty of bass. Battery life: You will run out of patience waiting for it to exhaust the juice.
http://www.electric-avenues.com/amplifiers.html
It's so unobtrusive and coool with the LED clear window. Build is superior.
Mmmmmm.
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