Review of the Little-Dot MKIII Tube Headphone Amp/Pre-Amp - Page 20

I would give Yen Audio a try. (eBay Store - Yen Audio: Little Dot Upgrade Tubes: Uly 6S19P-V mil-spec Little Dot II Darkvoice 332 Amp)

you got a green power light for mk3. Mine is public-blue.
Very objective comments, Tried a lot of amps and none of them can beat MK3 even for some of products which are 3 times of its price. Will keep listenning the little dot series. And suggest some manuafacturers that don't spend too much on lookings. I am dismayed after peel off the crust sometimes.

MKIII for classical music?

Hi, I am thinking of buying the Little Dot MKIII as well; it would be my first desktop amp. I almost exclusively listen to classical music, and it would have to drive AKG K501 and in a few weeks probably a pair of Sennheiser HD6*0.
I read through the whole thread and couldn't find reports on how the MKIII handles classical music, symphonic, chamber music or solo piano. Is there a fan of classical music with this amp here, who could make a few comments?

Thanks a bunch!

It's the original review here that has pushed me to consider the MK III as my first valve/tube amp. However, at the eleventh hour I have been made aware (again courtesy of the Head-Fi forums! ) of the Darkvoice 336i. From most of the reading I've done (and there is so much to read) it still seems that the MK III has the edge on the Darkvoice. Would I be making the right move if I went with the Little Dot or should I consider the Darkvoice? Please help!

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Thanks Penchum, I'll do that.

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Just ordered one from David. Will this be good with my Zero and HD-650?

It's a great combination, it's exactly the same as mine (well almost if you un -modify the Zero and Mk III back to stock )

Peete.

How does this pair with Denon 2000's?

Edit: They are markl modded if that makes any difference.

Do these come with RCA cables? If not, which not very expensive cables I should buy? Setup is x-fi - zero dac.

edit: Just noticed from 1st page that rca cables are included, they probably are good enough?

They're OK. But you probably want to upgrade later. I used them when I first got mine, but a better interconnect cable will bring better dynamics.

I recently bought a pair of Zu Gede's. They aren't very expensive especially if you buy them from ebay. Or you could go cheaper and they also offer the Oxyfuel too I believe. The Gede's are very neutral to my ears. They do require some burn in though because they can sound harsh at first.

My LD MK III just came in today - computer crashed bad a few days ago and is temporarily beyond repair as my source - I hooked up my 5.5 Gen 80gb iPod with the Wolfson DAC to the LD MK III as my source, and although there is no proper tube burn-in, I am completely blown away as I listen to some Atomic Rooster through my Alessandros - ain't goin' to bed anytime soon and may just have to take tomorrow off work .....

Congrats on the new amp, just wait until you start tube rolling this beast...

If you think the Grados sound good, wait until you plug in your HD580s!