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Amplifier for HE-6 2,5k Budget
« on: August 20, 2015, 03:53:07 PM »
Hello

So Ive gotten myself a pair of HE-6 which I really love, even with the Schiit Mjolnir. But I really want to get as much out of them as possible within my budget. Which amplifier would you guys recommend me?

Also, is there any cablemaker who can do a cable with speakertaps? Ive emailed Norne Audio, but no answer yet.

Thank You!
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Re: Amplifier for HE-6 2,5k Budget
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2015, 04:04:24 PM »
For that budget, you can get some vintage receivers or amps - Pioneer, Sansui etc. you can look at the Odyssey line of amps or the First Watt line. Get the cable from BTG audio let us know how it goes. Good luck.
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Re: Amplifier for HE-6 2,5k Budget
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2015, 04:09:50 PM »
Thank you!
Is there any specific specification I should look for or is required?
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Re: Amplifier for HE-6 2,5k Budget
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2015, 04:30:30 PM »
First Watt F6.

Need a source with volume control, or add a preamp. The input impedance is very high (100k), so passive volume control is an option.
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Re: Amplifier for HE-6 2,5k Budget
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2015, 06:31:52 PM »
First Watt is the one amp I have yet to hear the HE6 with.
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Re: Amplifier for HE-6 2,5k Budget
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2015, 06:48:51 PM »
Just to ask, is there any option that isent so bloody huge that I need a rack?  :D
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Re: Amplifier for HE-6 2,5k Budget
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2015, 09:51:24 PM »
You could look at class D for more compact options. There's the cheap Tripath based boxes that are in the $80-200 range. You've got some hypex nuttiness that clocks in around $1.5k and up. I'm really intrigued by the Benchmark AHB2 which is way smaller than it looks. Wide but short options would be a Bryston 2B, Crown D-45 or 75A, or Ashly SRA series.
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Re: Amplifier for HE-6 2,5k Budget
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2015, 05:19:10 AM »
ghent audio makes some very compact class d ice based amps http://www.ghentaudio.com/amp/ga-s125p.html
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Re: Amplifier for HE-6 2,5k Budget
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2015, 11:23:20 AM »
I've never heard the F6 but the F1 is still the best I've ever heard the HE-6s sound. I would love to hear them on one of the giant krells, though I have a hard imagining them being better than the f1 was.
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Re: Amplifier for HE-6 2,5k Budget
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2015, 01:35:49 PM »
What about intregrated amps for the convenience sake?
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