I am looking for a headphone amp that will enhance the sound of my AKG 701s. I have zeroed in on the Creek OBH 21. Anyone have any experience with the Creek? JNorth1178
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I've never used a creek, but hear they are OK.
If you haven't already, head over to www.headfi.org or more specifically
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f5/
I drive 701's from headphone jack on benchmark dac1 - seems to work fine. -
Thanks for the info. I have tried to register on that web site bur have not had any luck thus far, Would like to post my earlier question there. I shall keep trying. Again thanks for the suggestion. JBNorthComment
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Again thanks for the additional sites. They DO get pricey, don't they? I did order the Creek. When it arrives I think I will show her a print out of one of the pages showing the options I had to choose from. It may soften the blow and allow me to keep my "inexpensive" Creek. Good listening. JBNorthComment
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Give us some feedback after you have chance to listen to it for while.
From what I have heard, the Creek is known as V good value.
Hope it meets your expectations!
Congrats & Enjoy!Comment
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I use a Ray Samuels Audio "Hornet" with my 701's out of a Wadia cdp and it makes for some very good listening.
@ $370 my first thought was "huh", but, don't let its "portable" size fool you.Comment
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Good work saving money. It might be better you never get an account on headfi. Their favorite saying is "sorry for your wallet".Comment
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I finallly purchased the Creek OBH21. Got it yesterday. It sounds great. Clean, clear and open. I notice when I take them off, the sound I get from my speakers varies little from the sound I was getting from the headphones. My speakers are B&Ws. Thanks for all the help and suggestions. JNorth1178Comment
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Hi All,
I'm contemplating getting a headphone amp for my RSP-1098 to improve two channel listening (I've got Jamo THX speakers which are great for movies, but not so good for music). I am tossing up between the MF XCAN v3 and the Creek OBH21SE. I've currently got a pair of Senn HD570 headphones,... -
Anybody here ever used the headphone output amp on a Rotel 1070 Pre-Amp ? Is it sufficient to run a pair of AKG K701 Headphones or will it still require a separate headphone amp ?
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Hey,
Not sure if this is a dumb question or not, but if a piece of equipment doesn't advertise it as having a headphone amp, are all the headphone outputs the same (i.e. like a line out or something)?
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