Which Headphone amp?

[joey]

Hello all,

For christmas im getting a nice pair of denon headphones and i was thiking about getting a headphone amp for them.

my budget is around £100 ish.

Iv been having a look round on ebay.

is this any good from zoe tsang?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190548861622?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

And i also found this one which i like the look of more

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170509319710?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Or are there any other recomaditons?

[Pete The Cat]

The Creek OBH11 does the job for me, second hand one would be sub £100 although new it's about £125.

Pete

[realysm42]

Has anyone tried the Audiolab M-dac's in-built headphone amp?

I'm in a similar position but am getting the M-dac, if it's good enough then I won't bother getting a dedicated on. I've got Grado sr225I's.

[jostber]

The upcoming Beresford DAC with headphone input might work for you as well.

The Carot One is also quite cool:

http://www.cinenow.co.uk/videos/2700-carot-one-ernestolo-worlds-smallest-class-d-amplifier-and-tube-pre-amp-one-box-top-audio-video-show-milano-2010

[technobear]

Has anyone tried the Audiolab M-dac's in-built headphone amp?

I'm in a similar position but am getting the M-dac, if it's good enough then I won't bother getting a dedicated on. I've got Grado sr225I's.

Yes, it's very very good. I use Beyerdynamic T1's with my 8200CDQ and it is quite superb.

I also auditioned the £800 Beyerdynamic A1 and could tell no difference between it and the CDQ.

The M-DAC is heavily derived from the CDQ but allegedly better still.

[worrasf]

Hi Joe

See my post http://www.theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=14973

You can occasionally find these as fully built units on eBay and Audiogon but if you want to get a whole load of personal satisfaction from building your own you will have an awesome audiophile headphone amp for about £250

Steve

[Thing Fish]

Ive just bought one of these. Its a portable so you can use it on the go as well...:eek:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rKMM4RFubu0/Tvzz-cTBTxI/AAAAAAAABbs/zjbizD7ht1c/s500/KGrHqRnkE63UfwDBO5QqsrQVw60_12.JPG