[mooseling1]

I am buying a new pair of headphones soon and i am thinking of getting a small portable amp to power them..
 
I am just wondering what you would recommend. I would like it to be:
1) (very) portable. This is very important.
2) Long(ish) battery life. Preferably Li-ion as they will be smaller in size and last longer..
3) Be able to bypass the headphone socket on my ipod
 
 
Any suggestions?
 
Thanks for your help.

 

[blufox4900]

You could look at the fiio e7. You could buy a special cable that plugs into the ipod that completely bypasses the headphone jack. About the size of an iphone. I don't own one yet but plenty of head-fiers own them and seem to give them good praise.

 

[Darksair]

I've been using my iBasso d2+ boa with um3x, and I like them. You can always buy a cable lod for you iPod.

 

[metalh3ad]

If you check the Portable amps section, you'll get lots of info. 
 
BTW, i'm waiting for the Fiio E11

 

[DeatHaze]

i just recently purchased a FiiO E7 with the special LOD cable for around $80 canadian off of ebay, god knows when the e11 is gonna come out

 

[desktophifi]

Quote:

god knows when the e11 is gonna come out

 
Release date: it is expected to be by march..that means, soon! 
 
 

 

[ssavage]

wrong thread.
and whats price limit

 

[roma101]

If money is no issue (or want to save up for something really, really good), look into a P-51 Mustang by RSA. They show up here and there in the FS section. Small and about 50 hrs of battery life.

 

[mooseling1]

Sorry about the thread been wrong.. Price limit is say around £100.. (sorry not sure what that is in dollars)

 

[LizardKing1]

Fiio E5 is pratically begging to be inserted in this thread. It's the size of an iPod Nano and about 1/10 of the price.

 

[Melvins]

PA2v2

 

[kmhaynes]

^ PA2V2 is pretty thick for a portable, IMO.  iBasso T3 is extrememly small, powerful and just barely over your $100 budget.
 
As several people have said, the headphone bypass is accomplished via a LOD (line out dock) cable that terminates with a 3.5 mm jack that's the input to the amp.

 

[Melvins]

Yeah definitely get a LOD. Fiio has some extremely cheap ones

 

[Pitts Pilot]

Knowing what headphones you will use the amp with is helpful.  I have a Fii0 E5 that I love with my Etymotics because it has a bass boost and is tiny, but the Etys need very little power.  BUT...it does little for my M50s and is a joke with the HD650.  Because your budget is low, Fii0 is good.  iBasso also has some great options for you.

 

[inego]

Seeing no replies to my thread and this one seems to be heading a similar path, does anyone have any recommended match for UM3X? I could prob stretch to to $150, which would put the iBasso T3 in the mix (with a LOD) - but are there other good, portable options? I like the look of the FiiO i11, and a retailer has also suggested an LDMk1+
 
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