Author Topic: Recommendations for cheap headphone amps  (Read 12304 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline spippy71

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 19
Recommendations for cheap headphone amps
« on: Thu, 13 April 2023, 17:03:42 »
Any recommendations on cheap headphone amps? Schitt and Topping units are popular. Any other good options?

Offline tp4tissue

  • * Destiny Supporter
  • Posts: 13568
  • Location: Official Geekhack Public Defender..
  • OmniExpert of: Rice, Top-Ramen, Ergodox, n Females
Re: Recommendations for cheap headphone amps
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 13 April 2023, 17:08:20 »
Topping.  Schitt is overpriced now that they have hype.

Offline lakeboredom

  • Posts: 428
  • Location: Bay Area California
Re: Recommendations for cheap headphone amps
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 13 April 2023, 17:25:31 »
Schiit Fulla is affordable and you can plug in your speakers too.

Sent from my moto g power (2022) using Tapatalk


Offline spippy71

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 19
Re: Recommendations for cheap headphone amps
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 16 April 2023, 16:45:53 »
Sorry, changed my mind. Still looking.
« Last Edit: Tue, 18 April 2023, 06:25:20 by spippy71 »

Offline fohat.digs

  • * Elevated Elder
  • Posts: 6471
  • Location: 35°55'N, 83°53'W
  • weird funny old guy
"Cohen has been described as a “fixer,” a guy who gets things done, who cleans up messes and who calms the waters in a crisis. But mostly, it seems that Cohen was a lackey.
He wasn’t someone telling Trump hard truths to make sure that he was protected. Cohen was the guy who simply wanted to make sure that Trump was placated. He wanted the boss to be happy. Cohen wasn’t using his clout or connections to turn the tide in Trump’s favor.
He was just another person whose ambitions and self-worth had become intertwined with Trump, someone who as federal investigators closed in on him, as he lied and then lied some more, he had to be reminded by his wife, his daughter and his son that Trump was neither his salvation, nor was he someone worth saving." 2024-05-14 comment

Offline Darthbaggins

  • Posts: 644
  • Location: Acworth, GA
  • PC Cannibal
Re: Recommendations for cheap headphone amps
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 20 April 2023, 13:47:23 »
I have a Topping NX1s that has treated me well for the past 6 years, portable option that I now use at my desk when I'm running my IEMs.

 bkrownd:"Those damned rubber chiclet keys are the devil's nipples."   >:D



Offline Pretendo

  • Posts: 154
Re: Recommendations for cheap headphone amps
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 25 April 2023, 20:45:18 »
I have a schiit magni/modi stack and it sounds quite good to me, but honestly there are probably better options. I was mostly in it for the DAC, and the headphone amp was a surprise gift.
IBM Model F-122 6110347 -- September 13th, 1984
IBM Model M 1391404 -- April 14th, 1988
Rosewill RK-9000

Offline Tactile

  • Posts: 1434
  • Location: Portland, OR
Re: Recommendations for cheap headphone amps
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 20 August 2023, 23:52:46 »
Another vote for JDS Labs
REΛLFORCE

Offline noisyturtle

  • * Exalted Elder
  • Posts: 6427
  • comfortably numb
Re: Recommendations for cheap headphone amps
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 21 August 2023, 01:10:34 »
JDS Labs O2

my daily driver PC amp for the past 11 years, and outperforms some amps I have that cost 4x as much

Offline phinix

  • Posts: 2300
  • Location: Haggis Land
  • On a diet.. again.. don't ask...
Re: Recommendations for cheap headphone amps
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 21 August 2023, 03:40:59 »
I must be missing something with those headphone amps.
I simply plug my headphones to PC audio and listen that way. Why would I need amp for it?
Apologies for silly question, but I'm not into audio that much. Once I found my favourite headphones (Sony MDR-1A) and speakers (Ruark Audio MR1 Mark II), I did nto go back to that.
I have enough GAS from photography equipment :)
9100 | 3070 | 8TB SSD + 2x 1TB SSD | Z390 Aorus Pro ITX | 16GB RAM | SFX 600W | Sentry 2.0 | Ruark Audio MR1 Mark II | LG OLED 48CX
Realforce 87u55 | CM QuickFire Rapid MX Blacks | NCR-80 87g Gateron Oil Kings | Drop CSTM80 | Logitech Pro Superlight
SA: Retro Petscii, 7bit Round6 'Symbiosis', Filco, Carbon Bone Cherry: GMK Laser, OG double shot caps, CRP APL GSA: Retro High-light HSA: Hyperfuse

::: Phinix Cube ::: Phinix Nano Tower ::: Phinix Aurora ::: Phinix Chimera ::: Phinix Retro :::