w00t!!! hang on.... the 650 aint mine... belongs to muh boss he sold off his <2 hour old 595 to my colleague and got his 650 from davis today hehehhehe. myself...im kinda eyeing on the audio technica AD400 or AD300 (do feel free to comment on these as well )

so im asking on his behalf.

as for the 0404 can someone tell me what exactly is it? EMU0404 right??? but whats that?? is that a chip? if it is what cards is it available on? kinda need a semi-detailed explanation on this as i dunno jack about what 0404 is and please also state where to buy the card... keep in mind that his budget is 200 max

as for the amp... his brother is an audiophile and may have a solution for him but have to wait til he getsback to singapore first. so amp is secondary at the moment. more importantly would be the soundcard

thanks in advance

EDI: read the replies again and 1212M and zhaolu D2 were also mentioned. needless to say im

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Sep 29 2006, 11:47 PM

u can search about EMU0404 or EMu1212 at creative website there. it;s under professional soundcard.

1 thing for sure, 0404 is gonna cost more than 200..

good luck, good hunt

My point exactly, try it amped (i mean amped properly, no micro mini or pocket stuff amp here!) and u would take back that statement.

Tell ur boss la, got sum big bux on a high end headphone, need to get an almost same big bux to get a source and also roughly the same big bux to get an amp, its normal lerr. RM200 for a source, then ur boss shud haf stucked with HD555 and lower.

what to do?? he already spent so much on the headphones so he feeling mafan wanna spend more on the sound card...

so cmon guys.. gimme a good recommendation within budget

Please give me some recommendation on head-amps for HD650 currently I'm only using Little Dot II+.

Most Swear by the PPX Series by the Ruskis at Singlepower, but i guess for all intents and purposes, the M3 or M Cubed does a superb job, or the PPAv2, heck even a SOHA.

Well, for some reason, HD650s and Tube geeks go hand in hand. I generally assume it's the tubes softer nature that complements the HD650's low end emphasis on dark and fluid sounding bass and mids.

Don't think I can the aforementioned ones can be easily available here .Even PPAv2 and SOHA also good enough for HD650?Then my LD2+ should be doing a good enough job here

The LD2+ isn't specifically designed around a headphone load and generally all they do is stick a resistor there to give the normal output a voltage drop high enough not to fry your poor cans.

Maxxed out PPAs with Black Gates, Elnas, RN55Ds, RN60Ds, Silver hookups, WBT RCA connectors, Hand matched FC JFET pairs and OPA637s are a fine way to go, although the BOM will cost you an arm leg and an ass, and if you add in a discreet power supply ala STEPS, with all the expensive Nichicons, Vishay chokes, LDOs and Soft Recovery Diodes. You can be sure that your cost will top out past insane (1.2k minimum per unit maxed out not inclusive of PSU, PSU, add another 500 tops)

If you're even more hardcore, go for a balanced setup. Twice the fun at twice the price. One amp and one PSU for each channel. Might as well throw in a ladder stepped attenuator, mylar foil shielding, copper wire braids and Tyco IEM con-filters while your at it

Well, as per the above, my suggestion is to go DIY, you tailor the sound to your liking, your ability to pay, your space and your needs. I'm sure there are tons of audiogeeks out there who are willing to build something to your specifications given the funds. Be it an M3, PPAv2, PRII, PIMETA, Beta22, Dynalo and Such.

Although, people seem to lurve the Dynalo and it's PSU for HD650s.

Anyways, i'm building a Maxed out PIMETA for backpack use , with dual OPA637s, an OPA627 in the ground, Quad Buffers per channel, Alps RK027 as a pot, Hand Matched JFETs, Linkwitz Crossfeed, Philips Soft Recovery Diodes, WIMA MKT-2Ps, Maxed out TREAD Regulator, and i'm stuck between Silmics and some old Philips caps which i bought for no apparent reason. Wanna buy lol?

Dude...all that jargons are making me go .I'm the not the kind of animal to understand the concepts that lie beneath it's exterior as how you put it .I can't list the specifications to build an amp, someone just offer me a finished product please?? .J/K I've been spending too much on audio already recently, better lay off from upgrades for now

Hey do you already have a working PPA? Managed to build a PPA? Do you have had the time to build a PPA? At least got everything in your BoM?

I'm so stoned at college...So many amps to build, so little time and money.

I'm not rich enough to put OPA637s in a PIMETA.

We hear it first...

Waiting for my SILMIC IIs to arrive before building em. Currently building the PIMETA, missing a Browndog adaptor, DIP20 Socket and some WIMAs. Got any? I'm willing to trade my over stock of OPAMPs.

when you addicted to the item it won't stop...........you will keep upgrade it won't satisfied.

Knock it off guys!Must....control......POISON......

Silmic IIs for local bulk caps!?

DIP20 socket for multiloop resistors? I just cut some SIP strips, easier to read the labels on the PCB. And those tall WIMAs, 3.3uF MKS2 costs RM13 at Farnell. Browndogs can be had from Top-gun.

Oh shi- off topic

Told you it was total overkill , planning solder over the resistors to make them hard so you can plug them in easily. That reminds me, where does i get high silver content eutectic solder? Stoopid pasar road Mekko solder, like sial only, lousy flowing characteristics. WTF? MKS2 so mahal?! Dem lazy to go farnell. Maybe we DIYer should get a bulk thread of sorts pinned, each person specializing in a few parts.

So far the only cheap piece of equipment i've been satisfied with is my Hakko Dash and Thermaltake Volcano 7+ combo. Why thermaltake? Makes an awesome iron holder and the thin fins can be used to scrape off excess carbon at the tip. Awesome combo i tell you. Just wish i could save up for some helping hands and superepoxy

come on, a helping hand is like RM10-15 only lerr, unless ur talking bout real helping hand by rental u scrape ur solder by using the fin, ur tip wont last long la kawan.

Kenot tahan lah, the solder just heats up so well after i scrape it. Nevermindlah, bukannye irons cost 500 ringgit each mah

Best helping hands? = Human lol. But if terbakar with soldering iron, kena tampar

Anyways wanna ask you dudes, how good are Philips capacitors, seems to be old but in pretty good shape, designation KO 138.

Lol thread hijacked by DIYers!

DIY thread resurrected!

Not that kena Hijacked by DIYers, sometime may off the topics