Receiver for headphone use only


I have recently thought about purchasing a receiver to set on my night stand to use with head phones. This set up, if purchased, would not be used a lot so I wouldn't want to invest a lot of money. I am not opposed to vintage receivers, quite the opposite in fact. Any suggestions? Is a nice $100 vintage receiver unrealistic?
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$100 sounds optomistic, but many report that the Fisher 400 series has a very good headphone section. check head-fi.org.
I use a Marantz CD-5001 CD player in the same configuration (on the night stand) and it works quite well. I paid just over $200 for mine and it was a new open box sale, you might find one used for less. It has a separate headphone amp section and I am very happy with it. I listen through a pair of modded Senn 580s and it has plenty of power for them.
Get a Marantz 2230, 2245 or similiar, built in Japan, early 70's. Have it modded or rebuilt, or with patience wait for a cleaned-up rebuilt one to appear on ebay. For the 2230, which is all you'll need for headphones, the price for a really good one should be below $350 or so.