[hipcat]

Hi, I just brought a pair of denon d5000's and was told they pair better with
ss amps than with tube amps. I have a LD MKIII and thought I might next get a ss amp so I would have both. I've made a cmoy amp and a simple crossfeed.
I can't read a schematic but I can fallow a printed circuit board and pictures.
Is there a good 0 to 200$ ss amp kit that a beginner like me could build.
Thanks ahead for any advice.
Hipcat

 

[linuxworks]

I have some denon d2000's and I find they don't NEED an amp; they are so efficient.

I would doubt that they are AT ALL hard to drive. no reason why your existing amp won't work well.

stop listening to so-called experts

 

[luvdunhill]

Quote:

Originally Posted by linuxworks /img/forum/go_quote.gif stop listening to so-called experts

careful what you wish for

 

[CodeToad]

It's been my experience here at head-fi that once you hit the home page it's best to scroll all the way to the bottom forums to find people who actually know about electronic stuff.

If you hit the forums near the top you run into a lot of college educated punks who don't know ****, people who believe in magic and chameleon sales managers. There is a sprinkling of knowledgeable people who also mostly hang out at the lower forums.

 

[unl3a5h3d]

I haven't heard either the amp or the headphones but I have read that the M^3 works pretty good. (Not to be mistaken for the Mini^3)

 

[cobaltmute]

If the person telling you that you need an amp is trying to sell you and amp, then doubt the advice.

I don't know the phones, but there is some quite good in-expensive amps out there. Pimeta, PPAv2, Carrie, Mini^3.

 

[linuxworks]

no matter WHAT you build/buy, use a low gain setting. like I said, those are efficient phones and when I run gain=5 on my b22 or m3, its *still* too much gain (too much hiss). if you hear too much hiss on a good amp, you know the gain is too high.

too high is not a sin. its not a bad design. but its a wrong match for very efficient phones.

pick something less than 5 (3, maybe?).

you could probably also get by with a jisbos at unity gain and have it be a buffer, only (again, I'm not sure d2000/5000 needs a lot of gain; and only a little bit of buffer/drive).

 

[nkk]

On a different note, suck it up and spend 15 minutes learning how to read a circuit diagram. It will help you a lot if you choose to make anything mroe complex than a CMOY. Also, learn basic circuit formulae (an hour, max). they are invaluable for troubleshooting and whatnot.

-Nkk