 
|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
|
|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
87.53.108.41
In Reply to: RE: Headphone Amp? posted by slovell1 on December 24, 2011 at 08:10:24
I own some old Marantz equipment from the mid-90s, an amp and a Cd player, and the sound can not compare with my 2007 vintage SinglePower MPX-3 Slam SE or my 2009 vintage custom Blue Circle SBH.
I have never heard the Schiit amp you speak of. I am considering buying a new 2A3 headphone amp from either Eddie Current or a Donald North (DNA), soon to be released.
"You don't need to be a Weatherman to know which way the wind blows"
Follow Ups:
I'd like to go with tubes but finding something that will drive my 25 ohm phones might be a problem. On the other hand, I already use a tubed Jolida JD9 phono stage and a tubed Musical Fidelity X-10D buffer that I run my CD player through. Can one have too many tubes in the signal path? My pre-pro and my amps are both solid state. I'd like to keep the price below $500.00.
Regards, Sam
Woo 6 or 6SE will work well with the denon phones as awell as my taboo from decware
I think I'm going with the Matrix M-Stage. It looks like a solid, well built piece and I like the adjustable gain. Just seems like a lot of bang for the bucks.
Regards, Sam
great amp and if you use Tam Audio Jeffrey is tops and on his site tamaudio.com its also cheaper than ebay and he takes paypal also
To get the impedances correct between you preamp and amp is probably a bigger concern. But yes, if you have the signal running through lot of tubbed gear, you probably will affect the sound. You can tell by listening. I have a tubed CD player, a tubed pre, an SS pre, 2 SET tube amps (oen with a tube pre), and one class AA PP triode amp, plus a SS and a tube OTL headphone amps. I had to be careful about the impedances of the pres and the power amps, but in general everything fits almost everything else. This is entirely anecdotal. It just means, too many tubes doesn't have to be too many tubes.
Listen before you buy....or accept the risk that the outcome will not be to your liking and do everything you can to reduce that risk by talking with owners, reading reviews, asking questions here.
"You don't need to be a Weatherman to know which way the wind blows"
The Matrix M-Stage looks interesting and is well thought of from what I've read. The Fournier also appears to be a keeper.
Regards, Sam
Post a Followup:
| FAQ |
Post a Message! |
Forgot Password? |
|
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Top of Page ]
[ Contact Us ]
[ Support/Wish List ]
[ Copyright © 2025, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
