Bored with external amps - no need really.
Let's forget this even happened. There's enough oomph in the Crane's to take most any 32 - 64 ohm headphones high enough without distortion that you'll be satisfied unless you've got the need break down walls, or have some really unique cans.
All that extra wiring, rf noise, and general stacking hassle of an external amp is just not worth the effort in this application.
That being said, I put it all back in the box, attached my Sennheiser HD280's, and was back in business hearing my weak to medium power stations - and sounding *better* without the amp - truth be told.
I'm back to that transparency - where the only colorization comes from the headphone's own frequency response curves and so forth. Plenty of "mid-fi" cans to choose from.
Let's forget this even happened. There's enough oomph in the Crane's to take most any 32 - 64 ohm headphones high enough without distortion that you'll be satisfied unless you've got the need break down walls, or have some really unique cans.
All that extra wiring, rf noise, and general stacking hassle of an external amp is just not worth the effort in this application.
That being said, I put it all back in the box, attached my Sennheiser HD280's, and was back in business hearing my weak to medium power stations - and sounding *better* without the amp - truth be told.
I'm back to that transparency - where the only colorization comes from the headphone's own frequency response curves and so forth. Plenty of "mid-fi" cans to choose from.
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