Originally Posted by n_maher
I could not have said it any better, loud does not equal good.
There is no substitute for massive amounts of current and voltage swing when it comes to ringing the best sound out of lots of headphones and you just can't get that kind of power from a pocket-sized amp running off a battery.
Amen!!!
You can get very loud levels from almost anything but the control that comes with a bigger amp has no substitutes. This is also a huge factor in electrostatics and orthodynamics.