[myphone]

Looked up HD 600 to a 15 year old audio research tube amp (30 w) using resister divider network today. Result: very nice sound.

 

[Moonwalker]

Hi,myphone!

please, POST some PHOTOS of that combo.

(it's good to know electronics can last few decades and not few months

)


PS: As owner of HD600, I'm searching for something even more old (AMP of course) to break new record. Hehe.

Moonwalker.

 

[chadbang]

If Audio Research made a dedicated headphone amp, I would be willing to go totally out of control for that.

 

[myphone]

Probably I am missing something. I have been heavily involved in home audio and only getting into headphone recently for office use. I have been comparing home auido vs. headphone. Why do you need a "dedicated headphone amp"? From what I have read, it seems there is not fundamental difference between "home amp" and "phone amp" (except crossfeed etc). Others have posted good results with small SET integrated amps driving headphones. What I did was connecting a 100 ohm current-limiting resistor in series with HD 600 as suggested in HeadWize and putting a 10 ohm resistor parrell to above as resistor divider. Thay way the tube amp only sees a 9.9 ohm load (headphone receives 1/40 of amp output - maximal of 0.75 w).