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Need Help on HeadPhone AMP

OK, tired of bickering with the wife about playing the rig too loud. bla bla

My rig is as follows:
Channel Island mono block class d (d200)200 watts
Acoustic Research LS-8 pre-amp
Rotel cd player (used as transport only)
PS Audio digital III DAC
Acoustic Zen Adagio speakers
Creek OBH-11 headphone amp
Grado SR225 Cans
Soundstring interconnects
Kimber Silver Streak interconnects

At this point the Creek and the Grado are just not cutting it for me. so...... your assistance please

I would like to replace the grado and creek and keep it under 2500. Suggestions?

Sennheiser Cans? Better Grados? I'm not sure of the amp at all....... THANKS so much in advance
mlapenta
tjnindc
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I love my Headroom Desktop headphone amd & DAC with the AKG 701s. About as close to bliss as it comes in my book.
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nonoise
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The Burson HA-160 headphone amp just got a rave reveiw from Srajan @6moons. It retails for $699 but partsconnection might have it for less.
As for headphones, it's all a matter of taste.
horio
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Your headphone selection will probably depend on what type you music you usually listen to. For classical and jazz I think the AKG K701/K702 is pretty hard to beat. They are known for their huge soundstage and great clarity. If you are more into rock than the Denon D5000's would be a great option. Many people have two sets of headphones (the above would cost less than a grand). Beyerdynamic DT880's are popular all-rounders along with the Sennheiser HD600/HD650's.

The woo-audio amps are great (take a look at the WA6SE) and so are the headamp, audio-gd (Phoenix or Rox), ray samuels, and headroom offerings. There are so many choices out there and the best option really depends on your headphones and personal preferences. I'd head over to headfi.org and go browse around their forums. You should be able to create an amazing sounding headphone setup for under $2500 along with your PS Audio DLIII.
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