Szabi
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Hi,
Short version: I'd like to ask some help regarding choosing a nice and not so expensive amp for my HD-650s.
To make this a bit more easier:
Currently my setup looks like this:
Home rig: [Foobar2000] -> optical cable -> E-MU 0404 USB -> HD-650
On the Go/Office Workhorse: Ipod Classic 160GB (late 2009 version) -> HD-25
Maybe it's just me, but lately i started to feel that the 650's might actually lack power. Truth to be told, in the past 2-3 years i did not realy have the time to give a good listen to my home rig and i had been sticking mainly to my "portable rig" and somehow going back to the 650s felt weird. Not that I dislike it, but in some cases it felt "dull".
Some years ago I've spent quite some time here reading reviews and I remember that common aggreement was that the HD650 will come alive with proper amping.
Now that i'm thinking about "resurrecting my old hobby", my question would be: could I improve my current rig with an amp (or amp/dac combo if you think the 0404 would become a bottleneck) for a reasonable price to get a noticable improvement?
I would not like to spend more than 200-300$. I don't mind getting something used, but i certainly would like to avoid spending big bucks on somehting which I can't use as much as I would actually like to.
I do mainly listen to Prog.electronica, some Prog.rock (Pink Floyd), Trip Hop, Dub and so on.
I'm certainly not a basshead. The bass and punch what the HD25 paired with the IPod provides me is perfectly enough for my ears.
Thanks,
Szabolcs
Short version: I'd like to ask some help regarding choosing a nice and not so expensive amp for my HD-650s.
To make this a bit more easier:
Currently my setup looks like this:
Home rig: [Foobar2000] -> optical cable -> E-MU 0404 USB -> HD-650
On the Go/Office Workhorse: Ipod Classic 160GB (late 2009 version) -> HD-25
Maybe it's just me, but lately i started to feel that the 650's might actually lack power. Truth to be told, in the past 2-3 years i did not realy have the time to give a good listen to my home rig and i had been sticking mainly to my "portable rig" and somehow going back to the 650s felt weird. Not that I dislike it, but in some cases it felt "dull".
Some years ago I've spent quite some time here reading reviews and I remember that common aggreement was that the HD650 will come alive with proper amping.
Now that i'm thinking about "resurrecting my old hobby", my question would be: could I improve my current rig with an amp (or amp/dac combo if you think the 0404 would become a bottleneck) for a reasonable price to get a noticable improvement?
I would not like to spend more than 200-300$. I don't mind getting something used, but i certainly would like to avoid spending big bucks on somehting which I can't use as much as I would actually like to.
I do mainly listen to Prog.electronica, some Prog.rock (Pink Floyd), Trip Hop, Dub and so on.
I'm certainly not a basshead. The bass and punch what the HD25 paired with the IPod provides me is perfectly enough for my ears.
Thanks,
Szabolcs