Need an AMP for DT880 (250 ohm) - tight budget

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Hello,
I’m looking to buy an amp for my Beyerdynamic DT880s. I have been using them with only my motherboard’s audio (Asus Maximus VIII Hero) after being told it should be enough here on the forum.
However I think it could be better with some dedicated gear.

What amp or ideally amp/dac combo would you guys recommend as being adequate for getting full potential out of my headphones? I am a complete noob in this regard so any description / aditional info will be welcomed. Also, I am based in EU (market here kinda different from US).

I’d like to not spend a fortune on it. It would be nice if it’s not more expensive than the headphones themself…

Thanks for help!

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Fiio K5 Pro can be found in the EU. Not sure about price or quality.

Topping A30, Topping L30 or Monolith Liquid Spark are also options (120 to 150€ ish), I have no experience with either of them.

Now for something I have experience with :wink:

I have a LakePeople G103-S and am super happy with. It will drive the DT-880 no problem, does not have a DAC built in and is more expensive than them.

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Well, the K5 Pro is available here, but it does cost about 300$ with tax, so it doesn’t really fit in my budget.
Do you think that lower tier amps would be enough? I currently have higher tier onboard audio so I don’t know if buying some 100$-ish amp would help at all. (for example FiiO E10k)

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180€ before shipping:

Depends. My first amp (fed from onboard) was the ART HeadAmp4. It is a “better than nothing”-tier device in everything except build quality.

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Not from France sadly. Think that the shipping will more or less end up costing the same if I bought it with cheap shipping locally.

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K5 Pro and Topping are avaiable on DE amazon and a certain audiophile site that ends with .fr (not sure if links are against forum rules)

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Just link it.

I don’t think we have more rules than “don’t be a dick”

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I’m new here and know some other forums don’t look well on newbies linking up products.

Anyway plenty of topping here

Amazon.de has a lot in stock as well including K5 Pro and what I used for majority of my electronics (computer parts) on mainland EU.

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Kinda bumping here but I’m in the same situation only I wanted a good portable dac/amp to pair with dt880. Does anyone know if ifi hip dac is enough or do I need more power like XD05 plus?

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Another option is the Douk Class-A Dac/Amp not portable though :+1: …

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Those are some nice DAC/AMPs, but they are well over my budget. Aren’t they a bit of an overkill for my cans and (even is not) will some cheaper ones still do the job better than my onboard (ROG Maximus VIII Hero)?