[fearless]

Currently looking for an amp to go in between my Chaintech AV710 and Senn 497's. I had a mint amp but it died on me about 4 months ago. I loved the sound, but I've had nothing else to compare it to. My question is how do other similar priced amps compare? The PA2V2 or maybe the cmoy or any others. I'm currently leaning towards the mint. Any feedback is appreciated.

 

[fearless]

Anyone?

 

[ojnihs]

I guess I can chime in to help a fellow Minnesotan (I'm in Chicago for college). The mint is quite a very good budget amp and with the addition of being able to roll op-amps to tune the sound to your taste, you really can't go wrong with it. It's cheap and it sounds very good for the money. I'd also look into the Go-Vibe, which is another great little amp that is made off of the CMOY design by Norm. I think the V3's are done now and he's working on releasing a newer version early January, so look out for that.

 

[justhavingfun]

Try DigiZoid portable headphone amp on Ebay. It usually goes for under $50 and they sound good for the money but it doesn't have the volume control of its own.

 

[mrarroyo]

The PAV2 is a nice amp, which brings out the bass in the music. At $60 delivered with a charger it was a great deal. Fully charged batteries last for a very long time. Good luck.

 

[monkuboy]

I second the vote for the PA2V2. It's $60 shipped (you need your own rechargeable batteries, though) and Gary offers a money back guarantee. It's well worth the money and then some, being a quality product from a quality person.

 

[Krause]

Being as that its the only amp I have heard to date I dont really have a point of comparison, but the pa2v2 is awesome and has done wonders for my 650s

 

[Nospam]

There are a ton of old posts regarding buget amps.

They're all good amps for the money. Personally, I like the Go-Vibe, which just happens to be the very first amp I purchased.

 

[fearless]

Thanks for the replies so far guys. Any comparisons between the mint vs. PA2V2 or GoVibe?

 

[K2Grey]

Again, remember that V4 of the Go-vibe is coming out in early January and that it has a DC jack in addition to batteries whereas V3 uses batteries only.

 

[Teerawit]

My choice?

Wait for tangent to release his new MINT design.

Then commission someone (like MisterX) to build it.

This new design is hot. The opamp is going to be the popular AD8397.

 

[fearless]

Now I've got 2 more questions. How much is the Go-Vibe V4 going to cost, and when is the new Mint design going to come out?

 

[SayNoToPistons]

im looking for a cheap budget amp also. where can i get a MINT or PAV2? i searched on google...

 

[jagorev]

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Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons im looking for a cheap budget amp also. where can i get a MINT or PAV2? i searched on google...

pa2v2 on www.electric-avenues.com

go vibe on www.go-vibe.com

 

[Teerawit]

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Originally Posted by fearless Now I've got 2 more questions. How much is the Go-Vibe V4 going to cost, and when is the new Mint design going to come out?

Tangent has a prototype built and is working on it still, so I dunno.

You can commission someone to build the MINT for you, or build one yourself, so there are multiple sources.