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Can anyone recommend a portable headphone amp?

post #1 of 7
9/21/11 at 8:17am
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I know we have some headphone fans here so I figured I would ask this.

Recently I purchased the Grado RS-1i headphones which I really love-they are a 32 ohm. I'd like to find a small, ideally slim, portable amp that sounds good.

What portable amps do members here own and what can you recommend?

Thanks in advance for the ideas. cheers.gif
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post #2 of 7
9/21/11 at 10:57am
ha. i was just thinking about one of these today as well. i'm in need of an overhaul in portable audio. my shure e2s are basically torn to shit after 6-7 years or so.

thinking about picking up some imetal 590s for in-ear and undecided on over-the-ear for home use. any ideas for a $300 budget?

as for an amp, i was looking at the Fiio E11. this is simply an amp. I might look at getting the E10, which hasn't been released yet, to use exclusively with my laptop.
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post #3 of 7
9/21/11 at 1:09pm
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I have the imetal 590s and love them. For the over the ear type, the Grado 225i and 325is are good. A lot of folks like the $150 Audio Technica M-50 as well.
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post #4 of 7
9/24/11 at 9:45am
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Edited by chu - 12/11/11 at 11:41pm
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post #5 of 7
9/30/11 at 7:33am
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Thanks Chu. I may try the Schiit Audio amps as well.
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post #6 of 7
9/30/11 at 12:12pm
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Edited by chu - 12/11/11 at 11:44pm
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post #7 of 7
10/4/11 at 6:58am
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Originally Posted by chu View Post

Those are huge, but I guess we differ on what slim, small, and portable means lol. But it looks like a nice choice for a portable tube amp smile.gif

Agreed...those would be for the home. Not portable in size.
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