[blackcatz]

Hi guys, im getting a hd650 and a amp soon, just wanna know which amp snyergises best with the hd650's. If other pls state!

 

[dadozen]

I haven't heard many of those listed, so I won't vote, but I'm aiming a HD650 as well, and I'm seriously thinking about getting a Corda Cantate to drive it.

 

[blackcatz]

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Originally Posted by dadozen /img/forum/go_quote.gif I haven't heard many of those listed, so I won't vote, but I'm aiming a HD650 as well, and I'm seriously thinking about getting a Corda Cantate to drive it.

Same here, the cantate seems very promising, but sadly it doesn't have tubes so keeping my options open for the moment

 

[jernmo]

I was also thinking about the cantante, but I decided to pull the trigger and get the Musical Fidelity X-Can V8. Should be a little better than the cantate, however there is a very outspoken poster who (maybe rightly so) says the V8 doesn't drive higher ohm cans well. It should be arriving today, so I'll burn it in and give impressions.

 

[nor_spoon]

Haven't heard the other amps listed, but the DV332 is very good.

 

[klenkar]

I*ve had a Prehead MKII se and a rpx-100...must say that I liked them better with the Rudi.
But my current amp does the job better than both of them.
The Harmony Design Pre906 gets the job done

 

[shamu144]

IMHO, there is no need of tubes for HD650 as they already have a natural very liquid/smooth sound... OTOH, I would definitely recommend tubes for K701.

And HD650 in my case revealed themselves when going balanced with RudiStor NX-33.

 

[Pricklely Peete]

Best in what category of price ? Unlimited or limited budget ?

No real best IMO, just many varying degrees of great.......

Peete.

 

[Golden Monkey]

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Originally Posted by Pricklely Peete /img/forum/go_quote.gif Best in what category of price ? Unlimited or limited budget ? No real best IMO, just many varying degrees of great....... Peete.

X2

I'll abstain...

 

[omegaman]

I won't vote either because I have not heard every amp in the line-up, In fact I have only heard the 650's with the darkvoice 332 which I can highly recommend, especially if you upgrade the tube's.

 

[jordanross]

I didn't vote because I haven't heard any of those amps, but I thought I would put my word in. As a previous poster stated some thing about the x-can... I have heard the HD650 through an X-can v8 and I find it to be very veiled and lifeless. I don't think its a match up to the 650's, I have also heard it with Grados, and it's performance was stellar, so I would agree to stay away from the x-can with high impedance headphones.

I just picked up a Little Dot MKIVse so when that comes in I can give you my impressions.

 

[FallenAngel]

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[dadozen]

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Originally Posted by shamu144 /img/forum/go_quote.gif IMHO, there is no need of tubes for HD650 as they already have a natural very liquid/smooth sound... OTOH, I would definitely recommend tubes for K701. And HD650 in my case revealed themselves when going balanced with RudiStor NX-33.

Agreed. A friend of mine has the HD650 and a Little Dot MKII++ and he says that this duo goes way smoother than he would want it. I guess HD650 doesn't need tubes at all.

That's why my plan is to go for a HD650 and a Meier Cantate.

 

[dadozen]

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Originally Posted by jordanross /img/forum/go_quote.gif I didn't vote because I haven't heard any of those amps, but I thought I would put my word in. As a previous poster stated some thing about the x-can... I have heard the HD650 through an X-can v8 and I find it to be very veiled and lifeless. I don't think its a match up to the 650's, I have also heard it with Grados, and it's performance was stellar, so I would agree to stay away from the x-can with high impedance headphones. I just picked up a Little Dot MKIVse so when that comes in I can give you my impressions.

Hmmm, I'll waiting for your posts about this duo

 

[Kees]

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