What headphones will you be using and what is your budget for a tube headphone amp?
Preamp/Headphone Question
Hi all,
While I don't consider myself to be a newcomer to the world of Hi-Fi, I am definitely new to the world of "Head-Fi", as I'm being forced into the game for practical "noise pollution" reasons (aka the wife). I'm just wondering what the best way to integrate a pair of headphones into a preexisting (primarily tube) hi-fi setup would be. My Hi-Fi consists of Thorens 160, ARC Sp9 mkII, Dyna ST70, and so on. I'm looking into some headphone amps, mainly the Grado RA-1 which as I understand can be plugged into the tape out of my SP9, making use of the SP9's phono stage. I'm not sure this is the best move, though. I'd like to preserve the tube nature of my setup, but none of the tube headphone amps seem to stick out. Anyone have any advice?
While I don't consider myself to be a newcomer to the world of Hi-Fi, I am definitely new to the world of "Head-Fi", as I'm being forced into the game for practical "noise pollution" reasons (aka the wife). I'm just wondering what the best way to integrate a pair of headphones into a preexisting (primarily tube) hi-fi setup would be. My Hi-Fi consists of Thorens 160, ARC Sp9 mkII, Dyna ST70, and so on. I'm looking into some headphone amps, mainly the Grado RA-1 which as I understand can be plugged into the tape out of my SP9, making use of the SP9's phono stage. I'm not sure this is the best move, though. I'd like to preserve the tube nature of my setup, but none of the tube headphone amps seem to stick out. Anyone have any advice?