[matheis]

Hello
Just curious what gain settings Portaphile V2 owners have their amps set to in order to drive their headphones. Standard settings are 3, 5, 7, & 11.
Thanks!
Nikolaus

 

[TURBO]

Gain less than 3 is for low impedance phones (16, 27 ohms), over 3 is for higher impedance phones. Gain 5 to 7 usually are used for Senns. You want low gain in low impedance phones so when you put up the volume, the amp doesnt go very high, volume wise.

 

[atx]

Mine is set to 3. I'm a low volume listener. It's usually at 11:00 position with my hd580. 1:00 is too loud for comfort to me, so there's no point in having a bigger gain.

 

[Tech2]

Cesar set the gain on mine to either 5 or 7 (not sure exactly which setting) for my 555s. I just told him to use his better judgement, knowing the headphones I was using. I ususally run the amp straight up (12 o'clock).

 

[matheis]

i'd be running shure e3 (16ohms @ ~115spl/mw) and sony d66 eggos (40ohms @ ~100 spl/mw) and might be venturing into the world of ultrasone hfi-650 trackmaster (74ohms @ ~100spl/mw) or beyer dt-660 (32ohms @ ~100spl/mw). i'm looking for a gain setting that'll be a good all around setting for this range of headphones. so, i'm trying to decide between 3 or 5. any advice based upon those headphones?
thanks!
nikolaus

 

[Tech2]

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Originally Posted by matheis i'd be running shure e3 (16ohms @ ~115spl/mw) and sony d66 eggos (40ohms @ ~100 spl/mw) and might be venturing into the world of ultrasone hfi-650 trackmaster (74ohms @ ~100spl/mw) or beyer dt-660 (32ohms @ ~100spl/mw). i'm looking for a gain setting that'll be a good all around setting for this range of headphones. so, i'm trying to decide between 3 or 5. any advice based upon those headphones? thanks! nikolaus

My advice is to explain all of that to Cesar when you are ready to buy the Portaphile. He's a great guy to work with and will be more than happy to help you decide on the gain setting on your amp.

 

[Thunder_jj]

When I ordered a Portaphile from Cesar, he suggested a gain of 5 for me. I currently have Grado's, but I explained to him that in the future who know what I will end up with. It is a very sweet amp and Cesar is great to work with.

 

[matheis]

thanks for the input. i've talked with cesar and will be going with 3.
nikolaus