[johnanderson]

Because I most of my music listening is done from home I decided that a portable amp might not be the best way to get the most out of my cans, especially my current HD650's. I was more of a portable amp person so I'm pretty new to desktops and don't really know what the best amp for my setup would be. I have the head-six right now and have been listening to that out of my AV710 DAC. I'm kinda on the fence right now since getting a desktop amp would require me to sell the head-six and probably spend some extra cash, cash I don't have since I just bought two new headphones. Here is my current setup:

Cans: AD700, Denon D2000, HD650, DT770

Source: Chaintech AV710 output Wolfson DAC

Music: All 192 CBR mp3's

If I wont hear a difference between the head-six and a cheap desktop amp then I'm just going to keep the head-six. Otherwise please recommend me a good desktop amp for the price I listed. I'm also open to DIY if the costs are cheap and the build is not particularly hard.

 

[Clok]

Little Dot MK II/MK III.

 

[gtp]

CKKIII!!!

 

[Dept_of_Alchemy]

Little Dot Mk-series. Great tube rolling options as well, perfect intro tube amp.

 

[d-cee]

the original master was a good, cheap desktop headphone amp... discontinued now though =(

 

[Tyler J]

You can also upgrade your sound by listening to your music at a higher bitrate. I am not sure, but I think you you can build a DIY Gilmore light for about $200

 

[johnanderson]

CKIII and the Gilmore might be out of my budget. I would be glad to get either for <$200 but that might be a little impossible

I was thinking about building myself a Millet Hybrid since I seem to have alot of free time now. How does this compare with my Head-six?

 

[gtp]

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnanderson /img/forum/go_quote.gif CKIII and the Gilmore might be out of my budget. I would be glad to get either for <$200 but that might be a little impossible I was thinking about building myself a Millet Hybrid since I seem to have alot of free time now. How does this compare with my Head-six?

You can easily build a CKKIII for under $200! Search for headfi member 'jrossel'...he sells CKKIII kits that will make your build easier.

 

[royalcrown]

Quote:

Originally Posted by d-cee /img/forum/go_quote.gif the original master was a good, cheap desktop headphone amp... discontinued now though =(

Original Master amps are still sold by AAA-Audio. It's 200 shipped, which technically isn't "under 200" but I think it's close enough

Great amp BTW, just got one recently.

 

[Penchum]

The Little-Dot MKII would be an excellent desktop amp in your price range! Here is the review on it:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f5/rev...re-amp-284835/

Here is the information page on the MK series amps. You can click on the MKII specs and get full specifications.

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Good luck in your hunt!