Comments on Profile Post by spwath

  1. monacelli
    monacelli
    Adcom made some really sweet little power amps in the 80's, designed by Nelson Pass as a consultant. For instance, the GFA-535 II is true dual mono, 60 W per channel into 8 ohms.
    Jul 4, 2020
  2. monacelli
    monacelli
    Jul 4, 2020
  3. spwath
    spwath
    Should have specified, headphone amp.
    Jul 4, 2020
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  4. monacelli
    monacelli
    I see, well not unless you have an HE-6 then!
    Jul 4, 2020
  5. YMO
    YMO
    Thanks for making me feel old, kid.
    Jul 4, 2020
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  6. DEATHxMACHINE
    DEATHxMACHINE
    Best bet for finding a standalone headphone amp pre 2000 is finding something from Headroom or you can compromise and purchase a krell ksa5 clone (original is circa 1991 I think) from ebay.
    Jul 5, 2020
  7. Deep Funk
    Deep Funk
    Have you heard of CMoys? The basic ones are okay. Well there have been a few amplifier builders who really took the basic CMoys to another level. In the 1999-early 2K era some pretty powerful CMoys have been built. I had one and it drove a pair of AKG K500 headphones beautifully. Look out for those...
    Jul 5, 2020
  8. Deep Funk
    Deep Funk
    Last one, look out for the Sansui AU-217 or Sansui AU-317 pre-amplifiers. Good for all kinds of systems, good headphone out and a great phono for your turntable. Small and heavy bricks but powerful.
    Jul 5, 2020
  9. Biodegraded
    Biodegraded
    If thinking of using a vintage integrated for headphones, something to be aware of is that the headphone jacks usually have very high output impedance (eg my Rotel - couple of years too young for you - 340 ohms). Not really an issue for your HD250s, but could be with other 'phones.
    Jul 5, 2020
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  10. Claritas
    Claritas
    Congrats mate! I thought of it when I saw your previous post. But I didn't want to say it, as it could've been taken the wrong way. To answer your question, there might be schematics for some DIY stuff. Cavalli and Gilmore come to mind.
    Jul 8, 2020
  11. DEATHxMACHINE
    DEATHxMACHINE
    Jul 22, 2020