[mindflayz]

Is this  headphone amp better than the one on the Audiolab M-dac built in?
 
http://www.analogueseduction.net/rega-headphone-amplifiers/rega-ear-mkii-headphone-amplifier.html
 
M-dac
http://www.analogueseduction.net/audiolab-dacs/ALABDACB.html
 
I'm considering buying both.
 
Any comments on those units?
 
I've got Hifiman HE-400.
 
Edit: I've also considered this one: http://www.analogueseduction.net/musical-fidelity-dacs/MFM1SDAC.html
 
My budget is ~1000 euro tops. Will only be using HE-400 and connecting the dac to my asus xonar essence st by coax.

 

[zigy626]

Audiolab M-Dac has a really good headphone out and I think you would be wasting your money spending anything less than £500 for a good headphone amplifier. I would suggest try the M-DAC with the SPL Auditor have heard some good things about that combo. I spent £300 on Meier Corda Jazz which turned out to be a lesser quality amplifier than the M-DAC inbuilt amp.

 

[jackwess]

Do you have plans to buy harder to drive headphones in the future? such as the HE400 big brothers (HE500/6)?