Integrated with good headphone output


Hi all,

I recently bought some Grado SR60 headphones and I'm looking for a headphone amp. I got to thinking a budget integrated (3-400) with a good headphone output is more versatile than a dedicated headphone amp. Any ideas? New or used, old or new, whatever.

On a related note, are most headphone outputs on a seperate circuit from the amplifier output section?

Thanks

bmdduck
bmdduck

Showing 1 response by sfar

The Onkyo A-9555 is a very fine integrated you could find used or refurbished in your price range and it has a good headphone output. There's a full review of the amp on the Stereophile site.

Another option for greater versatility than a dedicated headphone amp would be one of the many DAC's that include a headphone stage. Both the Beresford and Aune DAC's I'm using now have fine headphone output, as did the more expensive Benchmark I had before.