[iamitman]

Hello


I need some amp to drive my HF-1 so I search in this board but it have many

many choice. I listen to Rock,Pop,Jazz. Choice of amp I intrest is


Tube amp
Single Power PPX3
Single Power PPX3 Slam
Woo Audio6
Woo Audio3
Mapletree Audio Ear+ PuristHD
Darkvoice 336i


Solid state amp
Graham slee Solo
Heed Canamp
Headamp Gilmore Lite

Hybrid amp
X-Can V3

Which amp does you prefer to me? Help me selected amp please.

Thanks

 

[mstorie]

The MAD will get lots of votes and seems to be a favored amp here for any Grado. I personally own the PPX3 SLAM and HEED Canamp and would recommend a SLAM or Extreme for Grado's. They provide plenty of low-impedance current, and have a beautiful soundstage. I listen to my PPX3 with MS2i for several hours a day. Its my favored setup... My Canamp serves headphone duty for phones other than Grado (i.e. AKG & Denon).

 

[iamitman]

Any suggestion?

 

[Aura]

Hard to go wrong with using Grado and SinglePower together. I'd vote PPX3/PPX3 SLAM.

 

[iamitman]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aura /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hard to go wrong with using Grado and SinglePower together. I'd vote PPX3/PPX3 SLAM.

If I use HF-1 with PPX3 not SLAM is that ok?
because if I use SLAM version I have to spend 200$ for upgrade to slam and
spend around 100$ to take tube for use with it. I think PPX3 SLAM are over
cost for me.

 

[Uncle Erik]

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamitman /img/forum/go_quote.gif If I use HF-1 with PPX3 not SLAM is that ok? because if I use SLAM version I have to spend 200$ for upgrade to slam and spend around 100$ to take tube for use with it. I think PPX3 SLAM are over cost for me.

I owned a regular PPX3 for about a year. The HF-1 sounded terrific with it, and I also liked the HF-1 with the Corda HeadFive/Arietta. There are some great DIY amps, too. Would you be interested in building or commissioning an amp?

 

[Rav]

I'd forget about the canamp, it's a nice amp, and doesn't sound *bad* with grados, but it's not exactly suited to low impedance headphones.

You havn't stated your budget or musical taste, but you probably can't go wrong with any of the tube choices on your list, although i only have experience with the mapletree.

 

[Aura]

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamitman /img/forum/go_quote.gif If I use HF-1 with PPX3 not SLAM is that ok? because if I use SLAM version I have to spend 200$ for upgrade to slam and spend around 100$ to take tube for use with it. I think PPX3 SLAM are over cost for me.

As Erik has attested to, the standard PPX3 will do the job just fine.