lovely review...i like the non technical way its expressed, ya i can boil a kettle of water as well as u do...tats about as technical i can get.
must admit i am eyeing this amp as a possible upgrade to my dv336se.
trouble is i cant find a big fault with the DV..humpffff...unless there is an icon at 300 british pounds ..lol.

Nice review, really captures the soul of this wonderful amp.

Really nice review of an amp i have had my eye on for some time now. I wonder how it would compare to my souped-up Bottlehead Crack? i am thinking it might be more of a sideways upgrade/slightly different presentation etc.

Wonderful review, Painterspal. I must congratulate you on your excellent photography. Really captured the joy of this product in the group shot. It seems like a wonderful tube amplifier and one that seems to be great with both low and high impedance headphones. I hope I can hear this amplifier in the future.

Wonderful review.

I agree with your review. I own a 2nd hand standard model and am very happy with it indeed. Like you I have settled on the middle output resistance setting, though I preferred the others at various times. I also use it with HD800s. With ATH-W1000X The background hum was a bit much though, so YMMV with low impedance headphones.

Quick addition - Using a Tera Player as the source+DAC sounds wonderful.

Superb review. I have this amp and could almost hear myself when reading it. Every single thing you said is spot on! Thanks for taking the time to write it

Thanks all - very much appreciated!

very useful review.Thanks for taking the time to write it.

Great review

Great review. But does it sound better than the Little Dot?

Have heard some reports of users reporting hearing a HUM. Listening at low volumes can be a problem. The only thing holding me back on this one.

The best thing about this review is the honesty that comes across. Not overloaded with superlatives (which can be a bit tiring) but the main point comes through loud and clear - this is a really superb headphone amplifier! I am now itching to get the HD800! Thanks for the review. Fortunately no hum in my unit.

Thank you for taking the time to write such nice review.
This amp sounds like a winner

Wonderful review.

Really nice review made me do a few searches on the Jenson Caps in the upgraded version a couple of interesting things turned up. Positive they are highly praised for their great sound. Downside is there have been a few reports of the odd leaky one, also worth noting it seems they have a 250 hour life at a maximum temperature of 85°C so keep an eye on temps and ventilation not one to leave on all day.

 Great review!  Really easy read and really informative.  I have the amp and I love it but I have issues with it being too bright, which is something that people say just isn't so about the headphones I'm using (Denon AH-D7000).  And on the back of this review I'm now looking for some Full Music tubes.  I already have a Mullard CV4004, which is excellent and completely got rid of the hiss that I had with the stock tube that came with it.  I'm using Sylvania 6SN7s and they sound great but the treble is too bright with these headphones.  I think if I was using Senns they would probably be a better match, but I am really looking forward to trying this out with some Full Music tubes now.  Thanks!

Thanks for the excellent review