[ford2]

 
 
For $900 it would be hard to pass an amp that was actually sold by AKG for the K1000,although I am not aware how it treats other phones.
 
http://www.sac-gmbh.de/sac/start_frame.php?Pfad=2_4_79&BL=4&

 

[amcananey]

That is very, very interesting. I note that they say "Constructed for K 1000. To use with every good Headphone"
 
Best regards,
Adam

 

[ford2]

 
For less than half that price you can get a little bit of little dot.
 
http://www.littledot.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=822&sid=98db045c0b7f3531e836cec3c5da7ffb

 

[ford2]

 
 
Or if you want a bit of German engineering the Violectric HPA V181 is hard to beat at $950.
 
http://www.wickeddigital.com.au/index.php?page=shop.product_details&product_id=808&flypage=joomlaplates.tpl&pop=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53
 
 
I just used the above examples (their are others) to show that with SS amps you do not have to spend a fortune.

 

[ford2]

 
 
Forgot the Einar Sound VC 01i that at $600 is worth a look,here is a review untainted by Head Fi prejudice.
 
http://www.touchmyapps.com/2010/03/15/einar-sound-vc-01i-balanced-headphone-amplifier-in-review/
 
 

 

[ford2]

 
 
And for those that do not know me ,I actually use one of the above amps.Pictures tell a thousand words.
 
 

 

[icefsh]

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And for those that do not know me ,I actually use one of the above amps.Pictures tell a thousand words.
 
 

I am surprised that you use MK VII to drive K1000. Is it powerful enough to K1000? 

 

[stuckonsound]

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Or if you want a bit of German engineering the Violectric HPA V181 is hard to beat at $950.
 
http://www.wickeddigital.com.au/index.php?page=shop.product_details&product_id=808&flypage=joomlaplates.tpl&pop=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53
 
 
I just used the above examples (their are others) to show that with SS amps you do not have to spend a fortune.

Those are Australian dollars. It's a tad over a $1000 US dollars.
 

 

[sphinxvc]

So the amps listed in the original post aren't "truly" balanced?  
 

 
The NFB-10 isn't "truly" balanced?  
 
OP - good call on starting this thread.
 

 

[ford2]

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And for those that do not know me ,I actually use one of the above amps.Pictures tell a thousand words.
 
 

I am surprised that you use MK VII to drive K1000. Is it powerful enough to K1000? 

More than enough.
 

 

[jazzy76]

Hello, I can add to the list my current amp Audio-gd Roc Sa (but I think this is now discontinued) and the Cec hd53n.
 
http://www.audio-gd.com/Pro/Headphoneamp/ROCSA/ROCSAEN.htm
 
My experience with this amp is very good. My source is a real balanced one (yamaha cd-s2000) as well.
 
 
 

 

[amcananey]

Hey, I just wanted to thank everyone for the contributions to this thread. There is some very interesting stuff coming up that I wasn't aware of. This is exactly why I wanted to start this thread, and it is great to see it finally coming together after a rough start!
 
Best,
Adam

 

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And for those that do not know me ,I actually use one of the above amps.Pictures tell a thousand words.
 
 

I am surprised that you use MK VII to drive K1000. Is it powerful enough to K1000? 

More than enough.
 

 
 
more importantly how does it compare with other amps for K1K? is there a review on it driving the K1000? you can preamp it with the little dot IV tubes, might be a nice combo.
 

 

[icefsh]

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And for those that do not know me ,I actually use one of the above amps.Pictures tell a thousand words.
 
 

I am surprised that you use MK VII to drive K1000. Is it powerful enough to K1000? 

More than enough.
 

I think this specification comes from English site of LD. Actually LD has other Chinese forum. The specification of MK VII in that forum is different. Its output at 120ohm is only 0.5W. I asked the boss of LD why. He said they were keeping fine tuning their products, so the specifications also keep update. The data on their Chinese forum is the most updated. I think the new version may have problem to drive K1000.
 

 

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 I think this specification comes from English site of LD. Actually LD has other Chinese forum. The specification of MK VII in that forum is different. Its output at 120ohm is only 0.5W. I asked the boss of LD why. He said they were keeping fine tuning their products, so the specifications also keep update. The data on their Chinese forum is the most updated. I think the new version may have problem to drive K1000.
 

 
 

I believe ford has the MKVII.  After the MKVII the MKVII+ came out and the MKVII was discontinued.  IIRC, the MKVII+ has less power.  I own the MKVII and can attest that it is a powerful amp.  It has high and low gain- high is to be used with the K1000 and low for everything else.  I have never used the high gain (don't have K1K) and on low gain it has crazy power in balanced or SE mode.
 
I have used it in various configurations with excellent results