[vinyl addict]

Hello.  Looking for a full size/desktop solid state amp to mate with the ATH-M50S.
 
It will be used primarily for vinyl playback and my budget is roughly $1000.
 
Cheers

 

[StratocasterMan]

Your question seems a little odd. The ATH-M50 is a very easy-to-drive headphone. Many folks use it without an amp at all. I own the ATH-M50 white version, and I definitely think it improves with an amp, but it doesn't need an extremely powerful amp. I use a FiiO E17 on my desktop to drive the ATH-M50.
 
The ATH-M50 generally sells somewhere in the $130-$170 range. Most folks would not be looking for a $1,000 amp to drive a headphone in that price range. Spending about six times the price of the headphone on an amp doesn't seem like a very natural pairing. Why are you looking at such an expensive amp for a relatively low cost headphone?
 
Are you talking about something you can plug your turntable into to drive speakers as well?

 

[Redcarmoose]

$500.00        AMP
 
$500.00       HEADPHONES   =
 
$1000.00     SOUND
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$1000.00    AMP
 
$100.00      HEADPHONES  =
 
$100.00      SOUND
 
 
 
 
 
IMO

 

[vinyl addict]

The reason for my $1000 budget for the amp is because I will be purchasing
better cans in the future.
 
I do see how you were a little confused...
 

 

[Acix]

Quote:

The reason for my $1000 budget for the amp is because I will be purchasing
better cans in the future.
 
I do see how you were a little confused...
 

 
Maybe you should get first the future hps.

BTW, I like CAN!

 

[dukeskd]

You have a few choices, Burson HA-160DS, SPL Auditor, Violectric V200, the list goes on and on.. The hardest thing is, each amp is beneficial to different types of headphones and since you do not own your future headphone yet, you may buy the wrong amp for it.

 

[XxDobermanxX]

$1000 on amp with a $150 headphone ? why not buy a better headphone ? or a higher headphone/amp with that cash ?

 

[cactus_farmer]

Quote:

$500.00        AMP
 
$500.00       HEADPHONES   =
 
$1000.00     SOUND
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$1000.00    AMP
 
$100.00      HEADPHONES  =
 
$100.00      SOUND
 
 
 
 
 
IMO

$100   AMP
 
$1000 HEADPHONES
 
= $? SOUND...?
 
I'm gonna go with $750 SOUND

 

[dukeskd]

This cannot be calculated by mathematics but only by your ears..

 

[PurpleAngel]

Quote:

Hello.  Looking for a full size/desktop solid state amp to mate with the ATH-M50S.
 
It will be used primarily for vinyl playback and my budget is roughly $1000.
 
Cheers

What source(s) are you plugging into?

 

[vinyl addict]

Thank you CANheads for all the comments and suggestions

 
Upon some further research, I ended up getting the AKG K 702  and Burson HA-160
to be used primarily for vinyl.
 
Seems like a solid choice for my audio solution...

 

[stevenlongs]

Beautiful pairing!

Enjoy