Do preamps make good headphone amps?

Do preamps make good headphone amps, or are the dedicated headphone amps sound better?

If they do headphones ok, which preamps sound good?

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aball Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,018 posts 12-14-2006 at 02:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The McIntosh preamps have built-in headphone amps made with discreet devices! They sound really good - I was surprised (with Sennheiser 600 on my C42). Arthur
kotta Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 649 posts 12-14-2006 at 03:01pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Most certainly! My Rotel RC-955 has both a great phono section as well drives my 600 ohm AKG M240's beautifully.
pubul57 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,712 posts 12-14-2006 at 04:58pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The Placette Active Pre is said to have one of the best headphone amps.
larryrx7 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 137 posts 12-14-2006 at 10:11pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have a TAD 150 tube preamp and the headphone amp is very good...I used to have a mf headphone amp and this is really comparable