[ILuvSony]

Nice PCDP, HEADPHONE + AMP Set up?

 

[ILuvSony]

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[jagorev]

Wow. Welcome to head-fi, sorry about your wallet!

The D-777 is very well thought of. I'm sure it'll drive the Etys fine from the headphone jack.

All headphone jacks have a built in amp to deliver power into a headphone - but you might get better sound quality if you use the line-out option (turning off the internal amp) and instead use a dedicated portable amplifier. You get higher quality electronics and usually a better designed headphone output by using a dedicated amp.

What kind of budget do you have for a portable amp? Some of the popular ones recommended here start cheap, from DIY CMOY or MINT amps, the PA2V2 ($60 from www.electric-avenues.com) all the way up to the Ray Samuels Hornet and SR-71 (www.raysamuelsaudio.com).

Just FYI - if you're going amped, it's preferable to use the ER-4S model, which has a better accuracy rating. You can also convert the ER-4P to the S model with the converter cable (basically a resistor) sold by Etymotic and Headroom.

 

[ILuvSony]

Thank you for your suggestions and advice.

 

[jbloudg20]

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Originally Posted by ILuvSony Ohhhhhh, COME on guys... All these viewings and not ONE response? Hook me up here. Give the poor guy a break. What is the ultimate set up? What in the world does a headphone amp do? Much Obliged~ Joonmo

NO problem, the ultimate setup?

Grap a Meridian G08 and a Senn HE90/HEV70, and call it a day.

 

[Csi]

Just tell him the approximate cost of that setup is first *snickers*

It will be decades before I can spare enough cash to get that setup

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Originally Posted by jbloudg20 NO problem, the ultimate setup? Grap a Meridian G08 and a Senn HE90/HEV70, and call it a day.

 

[ILuvSony]

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[jbloudg20]

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Originally Posted by Csi Just tell him the approximate cost of that setup is first *snickers* It will be decades before I can spare enough cash to get that setup

Well, he asked for the ultimate