Need advice for the tube headphone amp?
Mar 30, 2014 at 1:15 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 14
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Hi guys,
I'm newbie here! Just want to say hi to all :)
Well, I moved down to Ohio for the job and live in an apartment now...
So, I'm looking for the tube headphone amp.
Which one do you guys recommended for it?
I have been search around and just thinking about the Schiit Lyr headphone amp.
Anybody has experienced with this one? 
Thank you, Dan.
 
Mar 30, 2014 at 1:21 AM Post #2 of 14
funaudio said:
  Hi guys,
I'm newbie here! Just want to say hi to all :)
Well, I moved down to Ohio for the job and live in an apartment now...
So, I'm looking for the tube headphone amp.
Which one do you guys recommended for it?
I have been search around and just thinking about the Schiit Lyr headphone amp.
Anybody has experienced with this one? 
Thank you, Dan.
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I have a Schiit Lyr. Very good amp with lots of tube rolling options. Great sound and lots of power.
 
Mar 30, 2014 at 12:40 PM Post #4 of 14
The Lyr looks like a very nice amp. Check out the ALO Audio PanAm also. When or if I ever upgrade those are the two amps I would most likely consider.
 
http://www.aloaudio.com/the-pan-am
 
Mar 30, 2014 at 2:06 PM Post #6 of 14
You can't just plug any headphone into any tube amp... they just don't work that way.  To make an amp recommendation without knowing the headphone could mis-lead someone into a very poor performing setup.
 
With the wrong headphone, my 18V-OPA2107 cmoy sounds better than my Darkvoice 337.   A $50 amp out-performing a ~$550 amp, and thats not factoring in the current cost for the Tung Sol tubes I am using.
 
Mar 30, 2014 at 8:48 PM Post #7 of 14
Thanks guys for some advices...
Anyway, I'm still new on headphone amp field and just bought some headphones now:
-Grado SR80
-Sennheirser HDR160
And I have one set of Stax SRM 252II with SR-003 ear-speaker.
My budget is around $500 for it.
Again, thanks for your comments.
 
Apr 4, 2014 at 7:29 PM Post #9 of 14
funaudio said:
  I just bought a Schiit Lyr from a member here.
It sounds great! 
I'm still searching around for the headphone to matched with this guy...
Cheer, Dan
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HE500 if you can stand the weight.
 
Apr 4, 2014 at 7:41 PM Post #11 of 14
I would seriously consider the ALO pan am.   It  is a recommended by some high end headphone manufactures like Audeze.   I owned one with upgraded mullard tubes and it was pretty amazing.
It also fits your price range and has a good dac built in.  
 
Apr 6, 2014 at 1:28 AM Post #13 of 14
funaudio said:
Thanks for your advice :)
It would helpful if you can let me know between Hifiman HE400 vs HE500!
Since HE400 is a half price cheaper and they look most the same...
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HE400 is really excellent for jazz and it plays nice with rock and metal too because of its forwardness. It's more comfortable than HE500 but still below average.

HE500 has a much better soundstage and is somewhat dark overall. It really stands out for its liquid vocals and plays classical well enough.
 
Apr 6, 2014 at 1:56 AM Post #14 of 14
Thanks Claritas for your advice!
Its great to know the feature of each, I'd better choice the HE500, since my taste is vocal and classical :)
But I just read the new Hifiman HE400i is coming out that make me more interested about it...
 
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