Sorry to bump this thread, but...
I originally wanted to just spend, at best, $100 on an amp to my Audio Technica ATH-M50.
Several thousand of dollars later, I have 4 different $200+ amps.
Owned the Sennheiser 600 & Philips Fidelio.
Currently own the Audeze LCD-2 & the Beyerdynamics T1 & I am going to be getting the Sennheiser HD800 soon.
My problem is none of my amps pair well with the T1 & fear it will be the same with the HD800.
So I somehow convinced myself to spend $1,000 on an amp (I'll look for an extra part time job).
Some of the highly recommended & currently available used amps in various classified are:
(Over $1,000 price bracket)
- -Questyle CMA 800R
- -Auralic Taurus MKII
- -DNA Sonett 2
- -Luxman P-1
(under $1,000 price bracket)
- -Metrum Aurix
- -Icon Audio HP8 Mk2
(under $500 price bracket)
- -Nuforce HA-200
- -Valhalla 2
Wild Card:
have no solid impressions or reviews on it pairing with the HD800 so far.
First priority in the amp I seek is too get rid of all the painful treble spike, sibilance & harshness from the headphones. That includes having zero noise from the amp itself.
Secondly, I want the soundstage, imaging & holographic feel of the HD800 to be improved & expanded.
Lastly, I know the HD800 will never be like the LCD-2 in bass, but if the amp can still improve upon it a little then that would be a plus.
Now if the Valhalla 2 or NuForce HA-200 will give me 90-95% of what the Questyle CMA 800R can give, then I don't want the Questyle.
But if the Questyle CMA 800R gives me like a 50-60% improvement over them, then I will strongly consider them.
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