Paladin79
Previously MOT: Cables For Less
Thanks for the reply. Would you say the Teac on its own compares favourably in quality to the teac/Valhalla combo? Have you any experience of the Fostex Hp A4/A3 ?
I have not dealt with the Fostex. It may just be the quality of my hearing or lack there of but the Valhalla 2 with stock tubes sounds a lot like a solid state amp. Unless I roll the tubes I doubt if I could tell you if I was listening to one or the other by themselves. The Teac is quite clean and natural but it is an integrated unit and the amp section is probably only so good at that price. I really like the OPPO HA-1 but they are about $1100. I double checked EBAY and some folks sell the Teac new for $399 and there is a used one at auction you could probably grab for $250. I have Fostex headphones and the primes are based on them as well so I would think their Amp/dac is decent equipment as well.