View Full Version : Budget (portable) Headphone Amp?
audio_dude
07-13-2006, 08:34 AM
hey peoples,
i'm in the market for a headphone amp and I'm wondering if any of you have suggestions.
it needs to be portable, because I will mostly be using it with my iPod (or anything else that's portable, LOL) ya, so try for UNDER $150, preferably under $100...
maybe runs off a 9 volt?
Jim Clark
07-14-2006, 05:36 PM
can you read a schematic and solder? If so then you can probably do way better than 150 by building one of these.
http://tangentsoft.net/audio/
jc
dean_martin
07-16-2006, 09:03 PM
sometimes you can find clearance stuff at head-fi. I got a Total Airhead on clearance for less than $100 after they came out with an upgraded version.
audio_dude
07-18-2006, 05:42 PM
ok, i'll look into some of that stuff, i'm a DIY guy you know!
dean_martin
07-18-2006, 06:03 PM
here's a clarification for ya - I should've said headroom instead of head-fi. HeadRoom's website is http://www.headphone.com/.
Head-fi is a website/discussion forum for all headphone related stuff. It has some good resource info including DIY: http://www.headfi.org/
Spiritboxer
07-20-2006, 03:41 PM
http://www.aptecpro.com/ The Xenos OHA-REP at $89 may be worth looking into,
audio_dude
07-21-2006, 02:45 PM
yup, i know head-fi, very well infact...might put out a little post there too
Spiritboxer...looking into that, looks like a great little amp!
CookieFactory
08-29-2006, 02:23 PM
I would recommend the Little Dot Micro+
Capeman
01-07-2007, 03:42 AM
how much battery life does the little dot micro+ give??
what headphones are you using for portable duties??
thomasward00
03-03-2007, 08:27 AM
Anything under 150.00 is just simply junk
i'm using the Xenos EPC with my Zune and Grado SR60's
audio_dude
03-03-2007, 12:21 PM
thanks thomas... you've got no useful advice, so get outta here and stop bashing other people. You'd have no idea, all you have is a simple mp3 player, amp and headphones... stop trying to convert everone to zuneism and get with the program.
bonethugz
03-17-2007, 06:57 AM
headroom total airhead was 149(under your budget) and now 99 dollars. from what i read, not worth 149 but 99 is ok
http://www.headphone.com/products/headphone-amps/the-mobile-line/headroom-total-airhead.php
i'm also looking for a portable headphone amp and have been thinking a chinese amp named c&c box. it's about 99 dollars. you can get it from e-bay or here
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=220470
it has an review and where you can get it
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