Uri Cohen
Formerly known as HyperDuel
Yes I know there's plenty of them, but I'm still undecided if I need an amp for real.
I'm running my SR225i on the laptop via the Musiland Monitor 02 US DAC (which has headphone jacks so I guess you can also call it an amp) and it more than enough to drive my SR225i to high volumes. I was thinking do I really need an amp? I was thinking of a tube amp. My local hi-fi shop is offering me $439 for the Musical Fidelity X-Canv8P but I'm not impressed with the built-in DAC and personally that's too much for just a tube amp for my budget. I was thinking $200 max for an amp but don't mind going up a little more if it's worth it.
I know the whole point of an amp is to drive headphones to be loud but I herd it can improve bass and stuff like that.
So yeah, do you think I need a tube amp? If so which one?
My music listen really varies but if an amp can improve the mids-highs with a tighter bass then that would be great!
I'm running my SR225i on the laptop via the Musiland Monitor 02 US DAC (which has headphone jacks so I guess you can also call it an amp) and it more than enough to drive my SR225i to high volumes. I was thinking do I really need an amp? I was thinking of a tube amp. My local hi-fi shop is offering me $439 for the Musical Fidelity X-Canv8P but I'm not impressed with the built-in DAC and personally that's too much for just a tube amp for my budget. I was thinking $200 max for an amp but don't mind going up a little more if it's worth it.
I know the whole point of an amp is to drive headphones to be loud but I herd it can improve bass and stuff like that.
So yeah, do you think I need a tube amp? If so which one?
My music listen really varies but if an amp can improve the mids-highs with a tighter bass then that would be great!