Headphone DAC/ AMP

[Yoo Song Won]

So I just got my Sennheiser HD650 and am looking for a decent headphone amp for my PC.

 

I would like the amp to be fairly cheap, produce sound that is exact to the recording and if it were to be portable, that would be a bonus, though it's not completely necessary.

 

Thanks.

 

 

[Majestic]

That motherboard has decent enough onboard, assuming the Z87-G45 is still accurate. It uses OPA1652 amps, should be plenty.

[metrocsgo]

4 minutes ago, Yoo Song Won said:

So I just got my Sennheiser HD650 and am looking for a decent headphone amp for my PC.

 

I would like the amp to be fairly cheap, produce sound that is exact to the recording and if it were to be portable, that would be a bonus, though it's not completely necessary.

 

Thanks.

 

 

Scarlett 2i2 or scarlett solo? it's about 100 £ on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Focusrite-Scarlett-Audio-Interface-Tools/dp/B01E6T56EA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482752511&sr=8-1&keywords=scarlett+2i2

[Yoo Song Won]

2 minutes ago, Majestic said:

That motherboard has decent enough onboard, assuming the Z87-G45 is still accurate. It uses OPA1652 amps, should be plenty.

Yeah, I used it and the sound is alright. However, some games, like Overwatch, isn't that loud and some videos too isn't that loud. The soundstage isn't as good either as my speaker amp which is pretty big as it's made for the TV.

[Techicolors]

the Schiit Fulla 2. might be a little more difficult to get it to UK since Schiit is US-based 

[Dackzy]

go to the pinned post and pick one that fits your budget. I have personally tested most of them and they are all good value l, ofc the higher you go in price the better they get. Fairly cheap is subjective, for me a fairly cheap amp is 200$-250$.

[Yoo Song Won]

3 hours ago, Dackzy said:

go to the pinned post and pick one that fits your budget. I have personally tested most of them and they are all good value l, ofc the higher you go in price the better they get. Fairly cheap is subjective, for me a fairly cheap amp is 200$-250$.

When I say fairly cheap, I mean around the $100 range.

[SSL]

Schiit Fulla 2. It's the most powerful, versatile, portable, DAC/amp/preamp under $100.

 

Order from schiit.eu.com.

[Yoo Song Won]

2 minutes ago, SSL said:

Schiit Fulla 2. It's the most powerful, versatile, portable, DAC/amp/preamp under $100.

 

Order from schiit.eu.com.

Oh awesome! Thanks a lot cause I couldn't find anywhere to buy this in the UK!

[Yoo Song Won]

8 minutes ago, SSL said:

Schiit Fulla 2. It's the most powerful, versatile, portable, DAC/amp/preamp under $100.

 

Order from schiit.eu.com.

Looking at the website, the Fulla 2 and the Magni 2 are the same price... Which one should I get?

[SSL]

20 minutes ago, Yoo Song Won said:

Looking at the website, the Fulla 2 and the Magni 2 are the same price... Which one should I get?

 

Fulla, because it's the most powerful, versatile, portable, DAC/amp/preamp under $100. I feel like I just typed that sentence.