[Ghigguls]

I keep hearing how good the PK1's are with the Minibox-E+, but I can't really afford it. So, I was wondering if there is an amp out there that would amp the PK1's properly. I'm thinking about the XM4, but are there any others? Thanks head-fi!

 

[jpelg]

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[Lil' Knight]

Mini3 or Headsix would be very nice with the PK1s.

 

[RickB]

The PenguinAmp Caffeine sounds fantastic (imo) with the PK1.

 

[qusp]

mini^3 high gain is well under your budget and sounds great IMO, with enough power to drive PK1 no problem

 

[ulsanman]

I can attest that the mini3 is perfect for the Yuin PK 1s, I team them and sit there smiling all day!!

 

[Ghigguls]

yeah but i dont know where to get one aside from fellow head-fiers

 

[ulsanman]

That's exactly where I got mine and it was worth the wait, patience is a virtue after all!!

 

[markt1600]

Alo Audio (ALO Audio) sells a pre-built mini^3 if you're curious. Haven't seen or heard this particular build, just came across it in a search.

 

[ulsanman]

FS: Built to order Mini3 Headphone Amp - Bemanistyle [dot] com Forums
This seems a more reasonable alternative

 

[markt1600]

Not to hijack this thread but I ended up following the consensus above and ordered the parts for a mini^3 to go with my PK1. May not be the most economical option but it should be a learning experience!

 

[qusp]

make sure you build the high gain version. its the only way you'll get enough power out of the amp with PK1 IMO

 

[ulsanman]

Parts seem to be about $89 but it's only $100 built , I know which road I would take!!!!

 

[qusp]

sure; obviously you arent the type that might like to tinker and gain the valuable experience/satisfaction that comes from building it yourself. some might even think that makes it sound better

thats cool, some people just arent built that way. besides I think you'll find the prebuilt ones wont include any upgrades; whereas its only a few extra dollars to add upgraded resistors and caps. this elevates performance considerably

 

[PhaedrusX]

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Originally Posted by qusp /img/forum/go_quote.gif make sure you build the high gain version. its the only way you'll get enough power out of the amp with PK1 IMO

i'd go for the low gain version. most of the pots will suffer some channel imbalance at the lower end of the dial. with a gain of 5, i need to go into fairly high volume just to push through the imbalance, and even then i'm still only hovering at around 9 o'clock. the PK1 does not require a lot of gain.

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Originally Posted by qusp /img/forum/go_quote.gif ...besides I think you'll find the prebuilt ones wont include any upgrades; whereas its only a few extra dollars to add upgraded resistors and caps. this elevates performance considerably

i seriously doubt this.