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Recommend a good inexpensive amp for the Hifiman 4XX?
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<blockquote data-quote="capetownwatches" data-source="post: 952648" data-attributes="member: 19576"><p>A bit of a generalisation there Nitin. It really is system as well as amp dependent. I don't hold with the opinion that an amp is underpowered if one needs to utilise a bit of pot travel, quite the opposite. If full power is achieved well before 12 on the pot then something is wrong and perhaps your source is underpowered. Feeding my Slee UL a 2V signal from the DAC and I often need to turn the pot beyond 12 when playing high DR material and there is no hint of strain, reduced headroom or distortion, even at 4 on the dial. Very loud but perfectly controlled. That's how the amp is designed to work though. Compare this to my NFB11 though, which never sees 12 on the pot as its gain works differently to most other amps. It drives the very inefficient HE-500 exceptionally well without effort.</p><p><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">I would love to try your HE4xx on both these amps sometime...</span> :groovy:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="capetownwatches, post: 952648, member: 19576"] A bit of a generalisation there Nitin. It really is system as well as amp dependent. I don't hold with the opinion that an amp is underpowered if one needs to utilise a bit of pot travel, quite the opposite. If full power is achieved well before 12 on the pot then something is wrong and perhaps your source is underpowered. Feeding my Slee UL a 2V signal from the DAC and I often need to turn the pot beyond 12 when playing high DR material and there is no hint of strain, reduced headroom or distortion, even at 4 on the dial. Very loud but perfectly controlled. That's how the amp is designed to work though. Compare this to my NFB11 though, which never sees 12 on the pot as its gain works differently to most other amps. It drives the very inefficient HE-500 exceptionally well without effort. [font=verdana]I would love to try your HE4xx on both these amps sometime...[/font] :groovy: [/QUOTE]
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