Sub-$200 Headphone Amp

[tesseract]

What have you tried, what works for you? I am looking for something can juice up the output from my Android smartphone. 24/196-ability would be nice, too, but not necessary as my S9 seems to have a pretty good DAC.

 

[Todd Anderson]

Did you read up on the most recent Schits?

 

[Tony V.]

Are you looking for a tube amp? Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B07MCXWCRL/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new

 

[NBPK402]

Did you ever pick kne...I should have my new Schiit Magni Heresy amp in a week or two.

 

[tesseract]

Did you ever pick kne...I should have my new Schiit Magni Heresy amp in a week or two.

I haven't found anything yet, no. Let us know how you like yours!

 

[NBPK402]

What headphones do you have...my new ones will be the MassDrop 6XX, and I was told I would need an amp to get any kind of volume unless I used a LG phone.

 

[tesseract]

What headphones do you have...my new o es willbe the MassDrop 6XX, and I wastoldIwould need an amp to get any kind of volume unless I used a LG phone.

I have I have a lot of ear gear, all easy to drive. Think along the lines of 1MORE Triple Driver and AT M50x.

I have started reviewing 'phones and would like to expand into some of the uber gear that is not so easy to drive.

 

[NBPK402]

I just got a new Headphone amp...the IFI Signature, and I really like it. I also went overboard and purchased some silver balanced cables for the 6xx cans, as I have always wanted to try out silver wires. I like the way it sounds now more than the way it did before, but I do not know if it is the amp or the silver wire that made the biggest difference. I also purchased the IFI Blue which worked out great for me to use when I sold my rp160ms in our garage. In addition I got the IFI Signature DAC and I am using that on my ROON Rock for streaming Roon to my Yamaha CXA5100 via the balanced XLRs. I def like it better than using the Yamaha DACs...plus I got some unexpected gain too.