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Headphone amp for AKG K501

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fredtr

I'm looking for a recommendation for a headphone amp for use with AKG K501 headphones. Thank-you.

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little dot tube amp - trioderob 18:01:48 01/20/23 (1)
the Little Dot MK III Vacuum Tube headphone amp will be your best bet as those headphones are kind of mid fi and not worth investing alot of money in

if you are going to spend any real money look for a Stax basic can and amp system on ebay

the difference is night and day
- what to buy ... - trioderob 18:04:15 01/20/23 (0)
  STAX Condenser Type Ear Speaker System STAX SRS-3100
  
  on ebay right now -I would jump on that deal
Your budget? - mlsstl 16:50:04 12/27/22 (0)
I have both a Schiit Asgard 3 and a Lyr 3 and both work well with my Grado SR125e and Hifiman Sundara headphones. Both amps have plenty of power and sound excellent with either headphone. You can get a new Asgard 3 for $250 (without DAC) and a Lyr 3 for $600, but both are available on the used market. Schiit also has new units, the Magni+, available starting at $109.
I used a DB Systems DB-9 for several years... - ghost of olddude55 05:34:48 12/27/22 (0)
...with Sennheiser HD-600 headphones. In fact, it was a headphone-only system due to space constraints.
Thought it was a great headphone amp, very clean and accurate. Just a black box with a knob on it, nothing fancy.
I don't know the specs for your AKG cans, how the DB would mate up with them.
Only sold the DB-9 when I went over to electrostats.

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Edits: 12/27/22
Bottlehead Crack - Bill Way 07:32:10 12/26/22 (1)
The Bottlehead Crack is a single-ended triode, output transformer-less amp for high impedance headphones. It is superb.

It is a kit, requiring very easy soldering. The "Speedball" constant-current power supply upgrade does require precision soldering. There is excellent support available from Bottlehead and its very active forums.

WW

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- RE: Bottlehead Crack - fredtr 16:12:07 12/26/22 (0)
  Thank-you for the recommendation. I looked at the site and sent an e-mail with some questions. It looks great.

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