Best headphone amp on a budget?

[Lord ToneKing]

I have a pair of Hifiman Sundara cans and not getting enough volume. I have no experience with headphone amps and don’t want to spend a lot of money. Will only be using with my Axefx

Thanks

 

[Guitarzan69]

I know someone more knowledgeable will chime in, but the AXE 3 should be able to push those. Maybe an output setting?

 

[rsvette12]

I tried many headphone amps and in this price range nothing beats imo - Ive tried some amps that are more money and sent back - this thing is awesome for under $600

Singxer SA-1 Fully Balanced Class A Headphone Preamp Amplifier

It is it is a fully discrete Class-A amplifier

Not cheap but not expensive - tons of quality for the money

 

[Martinvox1]

ATH-M40X

 

[OrganicZed]

I use the Schiit Audio Magni. That amp has been discontinued and replaced with the model called the Midgard. I like that it accepts XLR inputs and allows for passthrough by XLR as well. It has a very healthy amount of power and will easily drive your 32 Ohm headphones with low distortion and excellent dynamic range.

 

[2204JCM]

I tried many headphone amps and in this price range nothing beats imo - Ive tried some amps that are more money and sent back - this thing is awesome for under $600

Singxer SA-1 Fully Balanced Class A Headphone Preamp Amplifier

It is it is a fully discrete Class-A amplifier

Not cheap but not expensive - tons of quality for the money

You actually think that it's running class A makes it better?

 

[rsvette12]

You actually think that it's running class A makes it better?

No idea my ears know the difference between something that sounds great or not, whats your point

 

[skolacki]

My phones are 150 ohms and I can drive them with my FM3 easily. Your output settings need to be checked. Shouldn’t need an amp to drive yours.

Just checked my setup. Output level is set to +4db on output 1 which is phones on my unit.

 

[2204JCM]

No idea my ears know the difference between something that sounds great or not, whats your point

My point is that how it sounds has very little to do with what class of amplification it's using.

 

[giantslayer]

I use the Schiit Audio Magni. That amp has been discontinued and replaced with the model called the Midgard. I like that it accepts XLR inputs and allows for passthrough by XLR as well. It has a very healthy amount of power and will easily drive your 32 Ohm headphones with low distortion and excellent dynamic range.

I’m also running a Schiit Magni because my IEMs have too low of an impedance for the built in amp. Works great and I like that it uses XLR.

 

[Randall Smith]

I have a pair of Hifiman Sundara cans and not getting enough volume. I have no experience with headphone amps and don’t want to spend a lot of money. Will only be using with my Axefx

Thanks

Schiit audio is very well regarded. You will have to look at specs, but they can power most headphones.

 

[starcat]

Schiit Magni user here too. No complaints, drives my cans perfectly.

 

[strabes]

AxeFX's headphone amp should be able to easily drive those to extreme volumes. With that said, I use the headphone amps on my RME interface.