Headphone Amp?

[jackw]

What are some good money/performance headphone amps? I currently use a Dragonfly DAC but i'm looking for something beefier.

Also, unsure if these are used in the same sense, but i've seen people use headphone amps with a guitar and amp? (might be something else, not completely sure) but any recommendations that can use both headphones and for my guitar would be ideal :-)

[johnt]

33 minutes ago, jackw said:

What are some good money/performance headphone amps? I currently use a Dragonfly DAC but i'm looking for something beefier.

Also, unsure if these are used in the same sense, but i've seen people use headphone amps with a guitar and amp? (might be something else, not completely sure) but any recommendations that can use both headphones and for my guitar would be ideal :-)

Micca OriGen

 

The older Emotiva XDA-2 is also a great buy if you're seriously serious. eBay and Craigslist are your friends since the XDA-2 has been discontinued (XDA-1 does not have a built in amp, so not that one)

[Guest]

What headphones are you using? What's your budget?

[jeonjaeng]

Lol now might be a good time to use a free 7 days on vessel. There is a new tek quickie video about DACS

[Guest]

Just now, jeonjaeng said:

Lol now might be a good time to use a free 7 days on vessel. There is a new tek quickie video about DACS

 

Except the OP is about amps. So...GG.

 

Also, I do not have a lot of faith in LMG producing a useful video on this subject.

[johnt]

6 minutes ago, SSL said:

What headphones are you using? What's your budget?

I'm surprised you always ask this question to begin your "recommendation." I know you're eluding to the fact that an amp might not even be necessary. But I haven't come across a situation where a dedicated amp was a poor way to spend money. Now going from an entry level amp to a $1,000+ amp is a completely different story. But if people are looking for an amp... I think they should try one.

 

A dedicated amp helped in my home theater even though I have ridiculously efficient speakers. Did it increase volume? No. Not at all. But it did provide a noticeable amount of separation in the instruments during music. And the bass was generally more pronounced.

[Guest]

Just now, JohnT said:

I'm surprised you always ask this question to begin your "recommendation." I know you're eluding to the fact that an amp might not even be necessary.

 

Yeah... I guess it's reasonable to assume. You might be surprised, though.

[Dackzy]

9 hours ago, jeonjaeng said:

Lol now might be a good time to use a free 7 days on vessel. There is a new tek quickie video about DACS

and it is super shit and not worth a damn shit.

[spwath]

9 hours ago, JohnT said:

I'm surprised you always ask this question to begin your "recommendation." I know you're eluding to the fact that an amp might not even be necessary. But I haven't come across a situation where a dedicated amp was a poor way to spend money. Now going from an entry level amp to a $1,000+ amp is a completely different story. But if people are looking for an amp... I think they should try one.

 

A dedicated amp helped in my home theater even though I have ridiculously efficient speakers. Did it increase volume? No. Not at all. But it did provide a noticeable amount of separation in the instruments during music. And the bass was generally more pronounced.

Idk, for something like m50x, probably won't benifit it much.

[spwath]

15 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

and it is super shit and not worth a damn shit.

Did you see the DAC video? Is it at all informative?

[Dackzy]

12 minutes ago, spwath said:

Did you see the DAC video? Is it at all informative?

Not really, he said that if you have 56Ohm headphones you might need a amp and that Ohm is all that really matters.... FFS I have been trying to debunk that myth for a long time now

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Dackzy said:

Not really, he said that if you have 56Ohm headphones you might need a amp and that Ohm is all that really matters.... FFS I have been trying to debunk that myth for a long time now

 

I think a lot of us have been. As predicted, not a useful video.

 

Someone gets it right: What is a headphone amplifier and why do I need one?

[jackw]

12 hours ago, JohnT said:

Micca OriGen

 

The older Emotiva XDA-2 is also a great buy if you're seriously serious. eBay and Craigslist are your friends since the XDA-2 has been discontinued (XDA-1 does not have a built in amp, so not that one)

i'm currently using Audioquest Nighthawks and occasionally B&W P5's and i'd be willing to spend anywhere in the 100-300$ range

[Guest]

46 minutes ago, jackw said:

i'm currently using Audioquest Nighthawks and occasionally B&W P5's and i'd be willing to spend anywhere in the 100-300$ range

 

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