Headphone Amplifier

[rejeeb]

Could you please recommend a 'budget' model headphone amplifier.
(Price range 3-6K)

I came across the following 3 in the above price range, pls advise:

Behringer Micromon MA400
FiiO E10 Olympus USB DAC Headphone Amplifier
Asus Xonar U7

 

[rdevakumar]

If the usage is PC / Laptop as source, you can consider nuforce udac 2 also. I have been using this for the last three year and it is good.

 

[rejeeb]

My primary usage is going to be with my electronics drums, for silent practice.

 

[xsabhishek]

Hi rejeeb

You can choose from various options available from Fiio.

FiiO

 

[rejeeb]

Thanks @xsabhishek

 

[Rockfella]

If you want raw power go for E10, if sound quality then Asus U7.

 

[kratu]

My primary usage is going to be with my electronics drums, for silent practice.

Headphone amps are usually used for high-impedance headphones. The common headphones have lower-impedance (<80ohm) and therefore don't need an amp. So, you don't have to buy a headphone, especially for practising.

Many of the high-end headphones are used purely for critical listening. If you are talking about sound engineering and need accurate sound then you might need reference quality monitor headphones.

TL;DR
Buy a decent low-budget headphone like Sennheiser HD202.

 

[rejeeb]

@kratu
I already have a good quality headphone JBL J55. But the volume is too low, low end notes are not all audible. So I am exploring whether I can improve the volume with an amp.

 

[rejeeb]

Thanks to @ankurjaiz. Bought Fiio E11 Headphone Amp from him, it very well meets my requirement.

 

[Audiodoc]

I second the Fiio amps if you are not a DIYer. The O2 if you are one.

 

[Falcon21]

the man got what he needed:clapping:noise isolation and volume...Fiio is one of the best cheap solutions and easily available in our country.

I would like to learn about amps like o2...heard good about it...is it better than fiio e11?

 

[oswalakhil]

I recently shipped a soldered Objective2 for 70+30$ so it came for around 6000, no customs. add the adapter, rechargeable batteries, and make a case(or dont) for a 1000. For 7000, extremely hard to beat, even under 15000 I would presume. Clean, powerful amplification without any color or distortion...should work better than fiio e11 according to specs