Portable Headphone Amps

by Levin • 10 Dec 2013, 23:57 • Journals
yet another journal...



So does anyone of you have experience with portable headphone amplifiers?

Do you think they are worth it?
How much would you spend, are the lower priced ones also good for boosting volume?
Which one would you recommend?

thankx
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adetonian 11 Dec 2013, 00:10
They are worth it, if you are an audiofreak and have a headset that is worth a big buck aswell. If not don't even bother.
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Levin 11 Dec 2013, 00:36
sennheiser cx-400 not really big buck but im no richey rich. I dig inear headphone so the fat ones are no option for me. also im talking bout portable amps you got that yeah?
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FiLuS 11 Dec 2013, 00:40
there is no need for amp for IEM headphones, especially those cheaper ones that will actually do more harm than good.
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Levin 11 Dec 2013, 00:54
are you sure because on my lappy the headphones sound way better(louder) than on my mp3 and I dont think I have a bad mp3 player.
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Panda 11 Dec 2013, 08:14
your mp3 player may have a shitty preamp or something, newer computer stuff are usually OK with regards to dac and amping shit. really depends on the player as they're all different
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Panda 11 Dec 2013, 08:13
Not strictly true, for the majority of IEM's don't need an amp to power them but quite a few higher end stuff now tend to benefit from them.
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dualinity 11 Dec 2013, 00:18
depends if your headphones actually need it or not. if you think they do and you wanna get shit started simple you could go for a CMoyBB (DIY or premade on ebay) or some fiio model maybe
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Levin 11 Dec 2013, 00:38
I just want to boost the volume since in the EU you have some ass regulation on volume levels. have you experience with selfmade ones dualbro?
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dualinity 11 Dec 2013, 00:46
are you kidding me? doing stuff myself? do you even know me?

but yeah in that case get a cmoyBB. the BB stands for BASS BOOST so it fits the bill perfectly
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Levin 11 Dec 2013, 00:49
you nig you said you can buy them on ebay too so yeah i thought you maybe bought them assnig
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dualinity 11 Dec 2013, 01:00
i have a friend who has a paid and hes quite satisfied, i tried them out for a while on my own headphones too and i did noticed a positive difference
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Levin 11 Dec 2013, 01:02
theres only one on ebay for me with a shipping cost of 50 euros. are perhaps trying to rip me off dualm8
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dualinity 11 Dec 2013, 01:04
yeah it shows only americanos :/

maybe you can find an affordable fiio somewhere?

e:
http://www.amazon.de/FiiO-Fujiyama-Portable-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B005HJWWW8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386720541&sr=8-1&keywords=fiio

http://www.head-fi.org/products/fiio-e6-headphone-amplifier

have no experience with this product, but since you ditched caspar i no longer have fear for getting stabbed if you are not satisfied :)
also not even sure if its really needed for an IEM
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OfficerCohen 11 Dec 2013, 17:58
kanker answer!

kevin!!
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Frop 11 Dec 2013, 00:26
You are Robert.
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Levin 11 Dec 2013, 00:38
I like to make inside jokes about comments I deleted myself earlier..

I am Frop
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Panda 11 Dec 2013, 08:21
i've got an old cmoy from ebay, it depends what chip you have. mine is pretty old and has the OPA2227p opamp but still think it produces decent boost, think you can get them pre made for about 20-25? for a bit more money you can look into getting a fiio e7 or the upgrade e07k.

i've owned the cx 400 and they don't really need any amping at all, hell my hd25's run great through a rockboxed clip+. but it does all depend on what you're playing it through, for example my current mp3 player i've had to deal with is an old philips go gear and it's shit with my iem and basically anything so I do pair my cmoy with it at times.

if you can, have a look at electric avenue's pa2v2, well rated amp at a good price
http://www.electric-avenues.com/amplifiers.html
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Levin 11 Dec 2013, 23:51
I just ordered an Sansa Clip Zip and plan on installing rockbox on it. Thanks for the advice doe.
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