Do any headphone or headphone amp companies ever have Black Friday sales? Like Head Direct, Woo Audio, Little Dot, etc?

Quote: Originally Posted by Skylab I thought I would add my own impressions to this thread - I hope HeadphoneAddict doesn't mind, but I see no point in creating a whole separate thread for my comments, in light of all the great information presented here. In addition, I don't have...

any other voters out there?

Electra-Print Signature Series 300B

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In this review: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f5/rev...er-amp-421314/ Skylab said that they powered his 600ohms headphones easily and the Sennheisers are only 300ohms. He did say that they were finicky about what headphones they go with, though, so I was wondering if anyone had any experience...

I'm looking for a ~$200 headphone amp and these three seem to be the primary choices. I've also got about a $50 budget for tubes (if you have specific suggestions, please post). Head-direct Hifiman EF2 Musical Paradise MP-301 Little Dot MK2 Little Dot MK III These will be used with...

How do these compare with the Little Dot MKII for only the amp part?

Should I get these for the power tubes: 6N6P RUSSIAN DOUBLE OUTPUT TRIODES. Lot of 4 - eBay (item 200406944952 end time Nov-23-09 13:18:59 PST) And these: CV4015 M8161 EF92 9D6 MULLARD QDD TUBE VALVE NOS PAIR on eBay (end time 22-Nov-09 11:42:27 GMT) or 2 NOS Mullard M8161 EF92 CV4015...

So something like the HD555 w/o an amp would be better than the Hd600 with either the Behringer or some cheap $50 amp? Or even an $85 used amp like a Total Bithead here on Head-Fi: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f42/fs-bithead-454100/

I am a 90% classical music; a little old rock (beatles, animals, etc), country, and jazz make up the other 10%. What would be the best combination of headphones and amp for $200-300, preferably under $250. I know that I can get a refurbished Sennheiser HD600 for $220. Or should I look...