MorbidToaster
Headphoneus Supremus
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It's fairly new, but check out the new Audio-gd NFB-10SE. Not sure how the DAC compares to yours, but it's cheaper than the Lyr (at its intro price right now) at $499.
[size=x-small]9950MW / 25 ohm [/size]
[size=x-small]5950MW / 50 ohm
3300MW / 100 ohm
1150MW / 300 ohm
590MW / 600 ohm[/size]
[size=x-small]And gives you balanced options, and filter options if you want some different sound. Just another possible suggestion. I'm sure some reviews will be hitting soon on it (I know at least mine will after it gets here), but it's getting nothing but praise impressions wise right now.[/size]
[size=x-small]I emailed them before I bought it and they said intro price should sit for around 2 months.[/size]
EDIT: When I talk about a receiver I don't mean something new. Vintage Receivers have quite the following around here because of their ability to pretty much give you all the power you need at a good price...and look sexy doing it. Disadvantage is that they're big and heavy. 40-60 pounds most of the time.
Marantz 2238
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You make an interesting point here- and this is where I am confused the most by far. You mention that the amp should have no less than 2 watts output- okay that makes sense. When I look at headphone amps I can usually find out what their output wattage is. However, on the other hand you also suggested an alternative: Using a receiver and taking advantage of its amplification and just plugging the headphones in to the 1/4" jack on the front- but I am finding it very difficult to locate what the output wattage is of these headphone jacks. Considering that the "high end" amp in my sound card can just manage 1.5 watts- I would assume most inexpensive receivers wouldn't be able to match that.
That being said, the best bang for buck seems to be the Schiit Lyr- as it is designed to feed the hungry HE-6/HE-5LE/LCD-2.