anttipi
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Bumping this old thread to comment on the A-S2000's suspected inability to drive the AKG k701's:
Certainly by the specs it seems the headphone section is "severly underpowered" for demanding phones like the k701's but to my surprise I didn't find it to be struggling at all. In fact, I ended up liking the A-S2000's headphone amp so much I couldn't justify keeping my Graham Slee Novo anymore. The Novo has more extended treble (helping with texture detail) and a bit more focused (and restrained) bass but the soundstage, dynamics, overall musicality and "slam" were nowhere near the A-S2000's level. (Mind you, I was using the standard switching power supply with the Novo.)
Certainly by the specs it seems the headphone section is "severly underpowered" for demanding phones like the k701's but to my surprise I didn't find it to be struggling at all. In fact, I ended up liking the A-S2000's headphone amp so much I couldn't justify keeping my Graham Slee Novo anymore. The Novo has more extended treble (helping with texture detail) and a bit more focused (and restrained) bass but the soundstage, dynamics, overall musicality and "slam" were nowhere near the A-S2000's level. (Mind you, I was using the standard switching power supply with the Novo.)
