headphone amp with pre amp

[Rjpd77]

Hi All

Can anyone recommend a headphone amp with pre amp for under €1500

It will

1. Sit between my wiim ultra and Grado 325X

2. Sit between my Technics SL 1200MK2 and Grado 325X

I'll have to a bit of lead switching when alternating between 1 & 2 but hopefully my Q is clear.

thanks as always!

Richard

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[Jasonovich]

If you're considering headphone amp/preamp you need to match the sensitivity ohms on your headphones.
Your Grado 325X, what's the ohms and sensitivity? In most cases, this isn't an issue.

Just to give you an illustration:

My SingXer SA-1 works well with my Planar Magnet headphones, which have low ohms (18ohms) and low sensitivity 85db.

My other tube headamp, XDUOO TA-66 are 65ohms (minimum) up to 600ohms; works best with my Beyerdynamics Amiron >250ohms


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[Gray]

Hi All

Can anyone recommend a headphone amp with pre amp for under €1500

I'd be spending less than half your budget on the Topping A90D

I'll have to do a bit of lead switching....

Not necessarily.
On the A90D, you might be able to make use of the XLR and RCA inputs, switching between the two - and even by remote control.

 

[Al ears]

I'd be spending less than half your budget on the Topping A90D

Not necessarily.
On the A90D, you might be able to make use of the XLR and RCA inputs, switching between the two - and even by remote control.

I think he means a headphone amplifier with an inbuilt phono preamp, and I dont know any.....

 

[Gray]

I think he means a headphone amplifier with an inbuilt phono preamp, and I dont know any.....

Yes, I think you're right.
Assuming the Ultra one isn't up to the Technics job.

 

[Jasonovich]

I think he means a headphone amplifier with an inbuilt phono preamp, and I dont know any.....

Yes I thought that but I didn't want to appear daft if I got it wrong! 😏

I'm not aware of head amps with built in phono stage. OP could consider the ones from Pro-Ject or ART DJ Pre II Phono Preamplifier for approx. £65.

 

[Al ears]

Yes I thought that but I didn't want to appear daft if I got it wrong! 😏

I'm not aware of head amps with built in phono stage. OP could consider the ones from Pro-Ject or ART DJ Pre II Phono Preamplifier for approx. £65.

Fortunately I am old enough not to care if I am considered daft....

 

[Jasonovich]

Fortunately I am old enough not to care if I am considered daft....

Spoken like a true Jedi 🙂

 

[Al ears]

Spoken like a true Jedi 🙂

Daft I may be, believe in Jedi I do not.....

 

[Gray]

OP could consider the ones from Pro-Ject or ART DJ Pre II Phono Preamplifier for approx. £65.

I've got the USB Phono Plus - which will do precisely what OP Richard wants - without cable swaps.

(I bought it as an optical to USB interface to transfer audio stored on a Freesat recorder to my laptop).

But I've found that its phono and headphones amps sound great.

For what its worth, I think WHF gave it 4 stars.

 

[Jasonovich]

I've got the USB Phono Plus - which will do precisely what OP Richard wants - without cable swaps.

(I bought it as an optical to USB interface to transfer audio stored on a Freesat recorder to my laptop).

But I've found that its phono and headphones amps sound great.

For what its worth, I think WHF gave it 4 stars.View attachment 9199
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Happy days, nice one Gray!

 

[Gray]

Happy days, nice one Gray!

Well, sort of.
Good though it is, it's a jack of some trades he doesn't need - and he's got the budget to buy dedicated, separate amps....

 

[Jasonovich]

Well, sort of.
Good though it is, it's a jack of some trades he doesn't need - and he's got the budget to buy dedicated, separate amps....

I think this might work.

Blue Aura PH2 MM/MC Phonostage

The Blackline PH2 is a high performance phono-pre-amplifier that supports both moving coil and moving magnet cartridges. Although some amplifiers have an integral phono stage, PH2 is a dedicated phono pre-amplifier that offers an audible sound upgrade once connected between your Turntable and...

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