I'm looking for Power Amp recommendations for Tannoy Precision 6.2 speakers. Speaker specifications Sensitivity (2.83 Volts @ 1m): 89dB Nominal Impedance (Ohms): 8 A caveat: I live in Japan and a lot of power amps are not easily available here, or have a 2-3x markup versus US price. I plan to...

I was hoping I could get some opinions on whether it would be worth me upgrading to the Asus Xonar Essence STX, or be better off buying a dedicated headphone amp in the same price range (Something like Graham Slee's Novo) to go with my Dx2. My current setup is Xonar Dx2 -> Sennheiser HD650...

I guess my question really is - would I get much of an improvement in terms of sound quality by adding an amp to my current setup? Current setup: ASUS DX2 > Sennheiser HD650 (From speaker output) Although I am very impressed with the sound currently, I can't help thinking by spending a...