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    I have recently moved in with my partner, which has meant my Hi-Fi has gone into storage . We are currently looking for a new home together, which will have a dedicated listening room but this could be quite awhile away before this happens!

    So in the mean time, i'm thinking of getting some headphones ( i did have a pair of Grado 125's but god knows where they have gone ) and maybe an amp if needed.

    I will be listening to vinyl through my modded Technics. I have a couple of options amp wise. Option 1 is to use a Technics VC-4 and use the headphone output from that. I have no idea of the quality of this amp as i haven't used it yet! I think it's from the 80's but that's all i know about it. I bought it from a customer while i was working, with the intention of a second system which never happened. Option 2 is to use my Croft and also get a headphone amp.

    So with a budget of say £2-300 would i be better off getting a set of HP and using the Technics VC-4? Or using the Croft and splitting the budget between HP and HP amp?

    I mostly listen to Electronica/Dub/funk/Afrobeat/Hip-Hop with a smaller dose of rock/indie/acoustic.

    So what way would you recommend and what HP and HP amp would suit budget and musical tastes?
    Darren

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    Recently bought these on special Amazon deal https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    Extremely pleased with them. Much better than my old Grados.

    Geoff

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sherwood View Post
    Recently bought these on special Amazon deal https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    Extremely pleased with them. Much better than my old Grados.

    Geoff
    They look interesting, do you run them off a headphone amp? Which Grado's did they replace?
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    Quote Originally Posted by kininigin View Post
    They look interesting, do you run them off a headphone amp? Which Grado's did they replace?
    Run them off a Beresford Caiman SEG DAC. Grado 80s.

    Geoff

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sherwood View Post
    Run them off a Beresford Caiman SEG DAC. Grado 80s.

    Geoff
    Ahh ok, do you think when spending this sort of money on headphones that they need a separate headphone amp?
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    Quote Originally Posted by kininigin View Post
    Ahh ok, do you think when spending this sort of money on headphones that they need a separate headphone amp?
    The Beresford has an excellent headphone amp with adjustable gain. Yes, all good headphones benefit from a good headphone amp but there are plenty of inexpensive ones around.

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