New headphone amp on the way
I'm not sure whether this belongs in Portable Audio or Amplfiers forum ... but it's going here.
I'm just order a new headphone amp. I intend to listen more via headphones than at present. My listening room with my music computer and music collection isn't in an isolated part of the house so other family members are at time disturbed when I listen to speakers.
My current headphone amp is a Pro-ject Head Box. Frankly it sucks: poor resolution, weak & flabby bass, and no PRaT. I can't live with that so I have ordered a ...
Schiit Audio Asgard 2, see HERE.
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We used what we learned in Mjolnir to significantly improve Asgard 2’s performance. A high-voltage, cascoded JFET gain stage feeds a high-current Class A MOSFET output section. The 80V rails on the gain stage allow us to reduce distortion, while retaining Asgard’s no-overall-feedback design in high-gain mode.
I really like the discrete JFET front end and the class A, no-feedback power stage -- either of these is hard to find anywhere close to the Asgard 2's $250 price tag. I'm hoping that it will really kick up my headphone sound in a serious way.
Asgard 2 does not include a DAC; it isn't an option. Schiit supposes that you will complement any of their headphone amps with one of their own DACs. I have yet to decide whether I'll drive the Asgard 2 with one of my old, cheap DACs or get a Schiit Modi.
http://schiit.com/public/upload/gene...ard2_02(1).jpg
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