[keithd]

Hi,
 
So after about a year of thinking about it i have finally decided to take the plunge and get myself a vinyl setup.  I have pretty much decided on a TT, the Clearaudio Concept, but am still puzzled by the amount of amps available.  I am looking to have a headphone setup primarily as this would be more considerate to my neighbours .  I am really keen on getting a valve amp, and have seen online that their are valve amps such as the Earmax Silver edition and Amps from Woo Audio.  I have about £1000 to spend on the amp alone and am not too worried about it being a dedicated headphone amp as long as it is a valve amp and has a headphone socket.  So what do you guys think.  anyone currently using the 2 amps i mention, or is there something better?  I don't mind going over my budget for the right amp.
 
Cheers

 

[magiester]

Woo Audio is good, but even the cheapest one is over your budget....
 

 

[Radio_head]

What headphones will you be using?

 

[keithd]

I'm thinking of paring the amp with sennheiser hd650's.  The WA6 is defiantly something I'm thinking about.  I know being in the UK my options are more limited

 

[wwillia2]

I highly recommend the Eddie Current Zana Deux with the HD 650s.  It's the rig I've used for the last two years.  You'll find a lot of recommendations for this combination on Head Fi.  I'm actually selling my ZD because I need to raise some cash.  It's been posted on Audiogon for a couple of days:
 
http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?preatube&1325906668&item
 
 

 

[Uncle Erik]

I also recommend the Zana Deux. It has been the heart of my system (headphone amp and preamp) for about three years. Wonderful with the HD-650 and terrific with speakers, as well.