ahgoh7 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2003 Hi! Newbie here.. topic is as above thinking of getting SR-60 ( tot it's avail @ below $100 ) saw that Creek - OBHsomething is the one to go for am i right? how much is it?? btw, is it easy to DIY a headphone amp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Oak 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2003 Firstly, Music By Design at Adelphi sells the SR60 for perhaps $120. Regarding the amp, there's a wide variety of amps available in the market but you may need to audition the amps first before you decide. In my opinion, Rameish is the best person available to help you and he's our local Corda amp dealer. Finally, it is not difficult to DIY a headphone amp but you got to decide which amp you wanna build, e.g. META42, CMoy etc. www.headwize.com is the perfect source for the designs but you got to find the components first. If you don't mind being rip-off by RS-Components, they have all the components for CMOY available. For META42, you can contact tangent at head-fi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2003 creek obh-11 goes at 360 creek obh-11se is around 650 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ahgoh7 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2003 estimated cost of building a DIY amp?? wat's the difference between META42, CMoy ?? sorry, VERY NEW in all these..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtfoo 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2003 (edited) Cmoy is a simple textbook implementatin of a non-inverting opamp application. You'll be surprise that some expensive headamps just simply use this circuit and charge a premium for it. The sound for the cmoy is decent with opamps like OPA2132, 2134. But it's a fun beginners diy project. I'm using the OPA2134, and it can't drive my Grado125(low impedance,32ohms) to loud volume. Lot's of distortion. For low impedance headphones like the Grado, try the Apheared'47. It's like a curret boost version of the cmoy. http://headwize2.powerpill.org/projects/sh...pheared_prj.htm For meta42, visit tangent's site, http://tangentsoft.net/audio/meta42/index.html . Esmtimate cost for whole project is about $250 when you use quality components. Meta42 is miles ahead of the cmoy and apheared imho. Edited March 31, 2003 by jtfoo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ahgoh7 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2003 wah! DIY also cost so much...... let's say I buy a A/V receiver.....result still the same right?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2003 yeah.. ahgoh: you will be surprised that a $250 amp's improvement might not be apparent to your ears(unless you have trained audiophile ears). It's the nature of amp to be costly.. coz there are not many company producing amps.. so no competition = premium price. Unlike headphones.. quite good competition.. so the price is quite fair. Nevertheless, if you are still very interested, get the creek obh-11. very good amp. save you the trouble. I don't have meta42 so I can't compare the two.. but creek is touted as a good entry level solid state amp. Receiver? hm... depending on your receiver.. but chances are the sound will not be as awesome as through the amp.Every component that has headphone jack has kind of amp circuit.. but it isn't very good one.. so the sound output is mediocre. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2003 Welcome ahgoh7! If you can, try to audition them to see whether you can tell a difference with a dedicated headphone amp & a receiver. If you can't then there's really no need to get a dedicated amp. Some people can hear even minute difference whereas some need to train their ears to be able to hear ANY difference at all. I'm sort of borderline between the two. I personally prefer to ask myself does the sound fulfill my criterias for me to enjoy listening to the music. If you can afford it, go for it otherwise you should buy more music, broden the music you listen to. This will make you appreciate the equipment more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2003 that's true. when I see good equipment( be it source amp etc), I always ask myself whether the price is justified by the performance.Even though the product has gained favourable reviews you need to trust your own ears. Afterall you are the one who will be living by that setup, not the reviewers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Oak 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2003 Yup, but it's a pity since Rameish just sold the Creek, else ahgoh7 can give it a shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bulkie 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2003 Hi! Newbie here.. topic is as above thinking of getting SR-60 ( tot it's avail @ below $100 ) saw that Creek - OBHsomething is the one to go for am i right? how much is it?? btw, is it easy to DIY a headphone amp I suggest u drop rameish a mail or something since ur going for grado cans and u need an amp. Hes in my opinion the best guy to deal.........not forgetting he's a grado fan himself. He could probably drop u some valuable advice when u drop by his place for an audition on his corda range of amps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ahgoh7 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2003 Thanks for all the info, guys! guess I have to wait since my exams are coming soon.... hope school can close down for the time being..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rameish 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2003 ahgoh7, Could you tell be if this system (ie amp and headphone) will be used with a portable or home CD player? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ahgoh7 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2003 home CD player it's actually a dvd player model number is NAD T550 heard that it's quite good as a cd player... no time to try it.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rameish 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2003 (edited) Well then in that case you should get a better headphone than the SR-60. An SR-125 or 225 whold be better choices. And, the Grado RA-1 works very well with the SR series of headphones. You may also try the Corda line - HA-1 should be in the ball park and in my opnion is better and more versatile as you can tame the brightness by using the 120 ohm jack and there's crossfeed. Either way (with an RA-1 or Corda HA-1). Creek also has a certain synergy with Grado headphones. Unfortunately, I sold the Creek OBH-11 SE to Guyferd. Obviously, I use Corda Amps to drive my Grados. I also have a Grado RA-1 which you can use to compare. Edited April 1, 2003 by Rameish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
