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Good cheap headphone amp?

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Try your audio out first, you might not need a AMP. An AMP doesn't improve quality, it just provides more power to headphones that draw a bunch of power. For instance, my current headphones I have to max out the volume, and it still is quiet, so I need an amp, but if you can hear audio at acceptable levels without maxing out the volume slider, then you are fine without one.

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Desktop or portable? and price/location?

FiiO makes good stuff.

Desktop Britain and under £50?
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How about the one built into your motherboard?

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How about the one built into your motherboard?

my headphones need a bit more power to get the most out of them.
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my headphones need a bit more power to get the most out of them.

What made you think that?

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What made you think that?

I saw a review a while ago that said theirs benfited with an amp please correct me if I'm wrong though!
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I saw a review a while ago that said theirs benfited with an amp please correct me if I'm wrong though!

Can you already reach good volume with your current set up?

If you already can, then getting an amp will not benefit you much if at all. 

 

Those Takstar are actually pretty efficient for a full size headphone, at what I suspect 101 db/mW, and 60 ohm isn't too large to worry about voltage. 

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I saw a review a while ago that said theirs benfited with an amp please correct me if I'm wrong though!

Try your audio out first, you might not need a AMP. An AMP doesn't improve quality, it just provides more power to headphones that draw a bunch of power. For instance, my current headphones I have to max out the volume, and it still is quiet, so I need an amp, but if you can hear audio at acceptable levels without maxing out the volume slider, then you are fine without one.

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Try your audio out first, you might not need a AMP. An AMP doesn't improve quality, it just provides more power to headphones that draw a bunch of power. For instance, my current headphones I have to max out the volume, and it still is quiet, so I need an amp, but if you can hear audio at acceptable levels without maxing out the volume slider, then you are fine without one.

Thanks a lot for that you saved me £50
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Mayflower electronics objective2 + ODAC

 

Fuck no, that is way too expensive. A DAC is certainly not needed in this case, especially one overpriced by 50% or more.

 

I recommend not buying anything in this situation because it is pretty clear that nothing is needed to "get the most" out of this headphone, which is not demanding in any way.

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