O1 Amp?

[aspade]

Forgive me if this has already been discussed, but the board software wouldn't let me do a search for "O1" because it is too short a string.

I have a couple pairs of Beyer phones (a 770 for movies and games and a 990 for music) that I had been using with the headphone out on my Harman Kardon receiver. The right channel of the receiver jack has failed, so I tried hooking them up to the 1/8" stereo out on the PC which sounds pretty poor.

I found this headphone amp on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/2007-Brand-New-O...QQcmdZViewItem for $180 which is on the upper end of what I wanted to spend but it doesn't seem to say "audiophile 300% markup!" Anyone know anything about this one? Or have a recommendation for another decent non-portable amp, the cheaper the better.

Thanks for any advice.

 

[Skylab]

I have one. I got it about a week ago or so, and have been breaking it in. Haven't really spent a ton of time listening to it (I plan to review it), but from what I hear so far, definitely a nice amp and goes well with the Beyer headphones you mentioned. Worth the $180 shipped they want for it, no doubt.