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Chivalry · Nov 16, 2002 at 3:29 PM

hiya.. i see theres a few posts about this alrdy but was wondering if any "newer" opinions had arisen yet..
i recently purchased a set of senn 580`s and am looking for an amp to accompany them,,, my choices are this

Rega Ear for £119
creek for 129
X-cans v2 for 149
or get a meta 42 built for a similer price... although with me living in the UK after shipping and stuff it effects how much i could spend on the amp :0( cuase id have to get JMT to build and ship it.
so plz help me decide whats the bets choice,, obviosly i am limited in funds so the rega is vry appealing... but i would spend the extra for the creek or x-cans if they truly have a higher sound quality... thnx for helping... :0)

lini · Nov 16, 2002 at 9:35 PM

If you can wait a few days more, I will most probably be able to tell you, how the Project Headbox fares against the Corda HA-1, which might be interesting. I haven't got any experience with your other choices, though - but the Headbox should be available in Britain, too. Over here it's 200 Euro...

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

Chivalry · Nov 17, 2002 at 8:06 PM

i was hoping for a little more input... lol

lini · Nov 19, 2002 at 1:39 AM

Oh - I can only deliver output.

Anyway, what about some first impressions from the HeadBox? I've received it today...

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

bdb55 · Nov 19, 2002 at 3:08 AM

You should send JMT a PM to find out how much a META42 would cost. I am expecting my JMT max-out META42 to arrive very, very soon... JMT is a great guy to deal with. I have a feeling that you'll get the best value from a META...

TimSchirmer · Nov 19, 2002 at 9:09 PM

i'd like to know more about this amp

lini · Nov 21, 2002 at 9:51 PM

Well, so far the HeadBox is not a real winner in my ears - I can't seem to get proper bass out of it with the K240S. The Porta Corda (old version) sounds much better to me even running only on a NiMH-cell. I guess, I'll give it a few more chances with a different cable and some higher impedant headphone, though, before I give up and book it under "200 Euro not well spent"...

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

TimSchirmer · Nov 21, 2002 at 10:37 PM

gah... how does it sound with HD600's?

Chivalry

100+ Head-Fier

lini

Thought the last line in Citizen Kane was nosebud.

Chivalry

100+ Head-Fier

lini

Thought the last line in Citizen Kane was nosebud.

bdb55

100+ Head-Fier

TimSchirmer

Repelling digital infidels. (Would that be called the Digifadah?)

lini

Thought the last line in Citizen Kane was nosebud.

TimSchirmer

Repelling digital infidels. (Would that be called the Digifadah?)

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