[gaz2613]

After building my first headphone amp the Millett NuHybrid Headphone amp which turned out really good and has cracking sound, I am looking for another decent kit I can build into an enclosure either solid state or tube.

I have looked at some of the Chinese kits but after trying to find feedback on them I am just unsure what to get.

Does anyone have any recommendations for kits I can buy that are pretty decent?

Below are pics of my first build of the Millett NuHybrid Headphone Amp based on the Korg Nutube.

 

[TronII]

If you're looking for solid states, as long as this powers what you own, I'd say you're good. If you're looking to color your sound with tubes, I'm not going to be very useful to you at this time.

 

[tomb]

There are many DIY designs available. Just use the search tool. There's even a specific thread in this section that catalogs all of the DIY designs available.

 

[PedroVazquez53]

I assembled a kit that works very good. It is a DIY HV1 Class A HIFI headphone amplifier kit , purchased in China. The amplifier is very professional, I mean, the design. It is a little complicated to assemble but with patience you can make it work. Has a very nice gain for a Sennheiser HD650. The number of the item on eBay is 122579560595

 

[randytsuch]

What cans do you have?
Target budget?

 

[gaz2613]

What cans do you have?
Target budget?

I have a pair of HiFiMan HE400i at present currently connected to my custom built pmillet NuHybrid Headphone amp running through a Topping D50 DAC. My budget for an amp kit would be around £150 tops.

 

[PedroVazquez53]

What cans do you have?
Target budget?

I have Sennheiser HD650, HD8XX, HD599, Hifiman HE400i, Final Sonorous IV, and many others bought during a 12 years period of headphone enthusiast. I am a retired electronics technician. I would consider that the nuhybrid is a must, or the JDS Labs O2. Right now I have about 3 O2s.
Sorry I missed the point, I am a German and Spanish speaker. I would purchase a JDS Labs O2 and use the Sennheiser HD599 headphones. About $350 the set. You will not repent from this combination

 

[ericj]

My recommendation is a bit on the edge of your budget - Cavalli Bijou kit from Glass Jar Audio.

http://glassjaraudio.com/product.sc?productId=12&categoryId=6

 

[randytsuch]

I've considered building this before
https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/pass-labs/317803-whammy-pass-diy-headphone-amp-guide.html
By the time you buy a case, would exceed your budget.
This looks like a good deal since you are in the EU
https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/swap-meet/337748-fs-whammy-completed-board-minor-error.html

I have one of these, and its a nice little amp
https://www.etsy.com/listing/509718...ass-a-headphone?ref=shop_home_active_11&crt=1
But not a kit, you can buy the PWB and transistors from him, but then you need to buy the rest of the parts yourself, and then put it in a case.
I did not use a mint tin for mine

 

[Oberst Oswald]

Cavalli Bijou kit from Glass Jar Audio