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Darkvoice 337
“Darkvoice 337: Introduction A little background: the Darkvoice 337 uses the 6AS7G dual-triode for its power/output tube which, while definitely delivering that special touch of midrange magic that I personally only experience from tubes, it is a far less syrupy tube than many. In fact, in the better amps, it’s a gutsy, powerful, neutral, very wide range amplification device. It does have a lot...” --Skylab
Tralucent Audio T1 Portable Amplifier
“Came with a high quality 3.5mm-3.5mm interconnect, some bands for your portable rig, some foot pads so it doesn't scratch your source, and some other goodies. The build quality is good, you can tell it's hand made, but you can tell it was made with pride with outstanding craftsmanship. Onto the details of the sound, out of the box I wasn't amazed by it and then the battery died shortly...” --brainbucket
Yulong A18
“ Well I tried one of these bad boys out and immediately purchased one to match my Yulong D18. I am now selling more equipment to finance said purchase. Some people think this is a boring design, I think it is very sexy. meow. ” --Jamesdeandoa
Bravo Audio Ocean
“ I was searching for a budget tube headphone amp and this one caught my eye just because of the colour and shape. There was very little in the way of reviews for this I could find other than a utube clip. Having had Cmoy type amps and a few solid state amps in the $100-$200 running off a cowon S9 with various audio technica and sennheiser headphones I could not get the sound...” --tonyc2468
NuForce Icon HD Silver (High Performance Headphone Amp and USB DAC)
“ This is exactly like the $100 more expensive Icon HDP. I'll quote the description on Nuforce's website: "The Icon HD is designed for users who want the Icon HDP's world-class USB DAC and headphone-amp performance without having a need for the Icon HDP's flexibilities" It is an HDP stripped down to a usb input, a DAC, the RCA output, the volume control, and the 6.3mm...” --Timestretch
Bellari HA540
“ I was surprised that I can get this quality of sound out of under 400 dollors amp. Its truly amazing that this has fast tight response even though it is tube amp and yet it capture all of harmony that tube amp has. I was expecting a lot of heat because it is Class A type amp and yet it doesn’t have much heat. I can even touch the tube...” --skfktkwjs
Traformatic Audio Experience Head One
“Just got this head-amp some days ago and already find it to sound very good on various phones of differing impedance and power requirements. The amp has a selector switch for 30, 100 and 300 Ohm phones plus line out. I have a pair of Audeze LCD-2 but my favourite phones are by far the Sennheiser HD800 which truly shines with this amp as well as with my Burson HA160. The treble is extended and...” --GeirTj
Little Dot MK IV
“ I brought this headphone amp after reading many different reviews and after having a good experience with a cheaper valve amp (Bravo Audio Ocean) and dissapointments with solid state amps up to $350US. The Amp straight out of the box sounded quite bright with my Audio Technica ATH-A700 and ATH -AD700 and Beyerdynamics BT880 (600 ohm) but within a few hours of burn in...” --tonyc2468
HeadAmp GS-1 Headphone Amp/Pre-Amp
“ HeadAmp GS-1 – A Forgotten Treasure So after hemming and hawing for several months about picking up a solid state amp to compliment my Woo Audio WA22, I finally made the jump. I was looking for a solid stage amp in the $700-$1200 price range. Amps I considered were the Violectric V200, Corda Classic, Audio gd Phoenix, SPL Auditor, Burson HA160, and HeadAmp GS-1. Having a...” --MacedonianHero
HeadAmp pico Portable Amp
“ I primarily use the Pico at work to listen to CDs and for that it does an excellent job. Occasionally it's used amp-only with a rockboxed iMod or H140. In all cases it is a solid performer. The USB DAC is the main reason people buy it but the amp circuit is no slouch either. The soundstaging is great, notes are sharp and clear. Some people call it warm, I don't find it as such. It may...” --itsborken
