portable amp

[Fir3dp 0]

hey...

 

i just bought a grado sr125 and have a few questions about amps

 

1. are there diff types of amp like headphones do?

 

2. i have a budget of 50 dollars can i get an amp with adjustable bass and treble controls

 

3. i saw this guy with an amp connected dirrectly to the ipod usb jack. whats the diff??

 

4. possible to built a good amp with $50?

 

5. able to boost the bass on the grados?

 

 

 

 

sorry for all the questions

 

 

[blackmouth0 0]

hey...

 

i just bought a grado sr125 and have a few questions about amps

 

1. are there diff types of amp like headphones do?

 

2. i have a budget of 50 dollars can i get an amp with adjustable bass and treble controls

 

3. i saw this guy with an amp connected dirrectly to the ipod usb jack. whats the diff??

 

4. possible to built a good amp with $50?

 

5. able to boost the bass on the grados?

sorry for all the questions

 

1. There are various type of amp in the market.

e.g Solid state amp, tube amp and DAC

 

2. 50 dollar is very hard to get an amp with such a function. Below 200 will do the damage!

 

3. That's call a line out. A line out work in this way that the audio signal did not go thru the internal mp3 player amp, but go to your portable amp volume.

 

For example, while listening from the line output of a Ipod connecting it to an amplifier, when you play back the recording, having only changed the amplifier volume, all the songs will be at the same loudness; you will not hear the volume increase where you turned up your favorite song via your ipod. In contrast, if you play by connecting to the headphone connector, the recording's volume would follow the volume knob's setting.

 

4. I cannot answer it, haven get a chance to build it yet!

 

5. Able to, if you get ibasso t4, with a bass boost option.

 

Is ok to ask those question as we are all learning too! Welcome to the game!

hope my reply helps!

[Fir3dp 0]

what are the difference between all those type of amps?

[blackmouth0 0]

different type of sound produce. I had yet to tested a tube and amp arr, hopefully, my financial department will grant me the wish! But from what i heard, tube sound nice.

 

 

[Fir3dp 0]

ooooooo..

 

thanks for the reply!!

 

anyone knows the diff between the 3 amps??

 

thanks!

[chesterqw 0]

actually a DAC is not an amp :/

DAC stands for Digital-to-Analog Converter

the three main types of amps are tube amps, solid state amps and hybrid amps( of the 2 obviously).

there are also passive amps but they don't do what amp does.

 

 

[Fir3dp 0]

so if u cant get a good amp for $50 can you built a decent one for $50??

 

anywhere i can see the blueprints on the DIY amps??

 

 

thanks

[heady 0]

so if u cant get a good amp for $50 can you built a decent one for $50??

 

anywhere i can see the blueprints on the DIY amps??

 

 

thanks

 

http://www.tangentsoft.net/audio/cmoy-tutorial/

 

[blackmouth0 0]

From my research today, Tube amp and solid state amp are two different type of sound signature.

 

Are you using for portable usage?

[Fir3dp 0]

yea ill be using it for portable usage .

 

what are the difference in the sound?

[Fir3dp 0]

http://www.tangentsoft.net/audio/cmoy-tutorial/

 

 

 

what type of amp is this?

 

solid or tube?

[blackmouth0 0]

that's a portable amp. For you if you are using for portable, can consider a solid state amp arr. Can give the ibasso T4 a good try. Worth the money!

[Fir3dp 0]

how much is that amp?

 

and where can i get it from?

 

 

and may i know the difference between the 2 types? curious

 

thanks

[blackmouth0 0]

For the link that heady sent you, i guess is thru online, and you can either DIY it yourself or you can buy the made ready one.

 

The ibasso T4 is sold in Stereo Electronic, located at Plaza Singapura and Causeway point, both outlet is at level 4. And the amp is available for demo at the outlet, there are more selection of amp at there also. Can make a trip down to try them out.

[Fir3dp 0]

oh!

 

i am planning to built one myself with a help from a friend and wanna try the Cmoybassboost or something..

 

any idea where i can get all the parts??