Schiit Audio, now that’s quite a unique name isn’t it? And yes, you read it right, you say it just like that naughty word that you were never allowed to say growing up as a kid. All sarcasm aside, I have recently been questioning why people spend $500+ dollars on headphone amplifiers when...

Hello all, I am considering my next amp purchase for my Sennheiser HD 650's and the Valhalla and Crack seem to be getting good reviews. Anyone tried both with the 650's? I don't care that the Crack kit is less expensive, I'm just curious to which one might sound better with the 650's.   I...

Hey guys,   Asked a similar question in the PC audio section, but I don't think I'll get too much out of there in regards to a variety of opinions (Although what I did get was good!)   I currently own HD595s. Very good headphones, I love the sound they give out. However, I want to...

Hi I am a noob when it comes to amping but I have decided it is time to purchase an amp for my K701s and my budget is around $200,I have been thinking about the Matrix M-Stage but it is stretching my wallet a bit :S,could you please give me advice on what to buy and how much of a difference...

Hi all,   I would like to know how much treble energy the HD600 has when compared to the AD700.   Are the sound signatures similiar? I know that the HD600 would have a lot more bass, but what about the treble?   Are the well amped HD600 a *huge* upgrade over the AD700 (in terms of...

                                 

Do you think this would be a good setup for the HD650 if I were, to say, add a nice DAC like the CLAS or the Cambridge DACMagic along with the setup?

  Hello All,   I am a long-time lurker, first time subscriber/poster.  I am looking for a decent entry-level amp for my Sennheiser HD650's (like everyone else).  Looking through recent threads, people seem to have a lot of good things to say about the NFB-12's, especially for its...

My current setup is H|T Omega soundcard -> Schiit Valhalla -> Beyerdynamic DT-880 (600 Ohm).   I know that the Soundcard in my case acts as a DAC. I will invest in a seperate DAC (any recommendations are welcome assuming you know your stuff) to upgrade my chain which is just leaves me with...

Which would theoretically perform best with an HD 650 with optimal tubes/cables etc. ? NB I have an SS, and am looking for a nice warm 'tube' sound.  

So I'm certainly getting Schiit's Bifrost DAC sometime after it comes out- after all with optical in I can literally use it as a sound card on my new computer that I'm planning on building. However I'd like to get a Schiit amp to pair with it. As you can see from my signature, nearly all my cans...

I'm currently looking for an amp to drive the Beyerdynamics DT880 headphones. The primary candidates I've read up on are the Schiit Valhalla/Lyr, Little Dot Mark III, and the Woo Audio 2/6.   I would like some advice/impressions from people who've auditioned or own any of these amps and if...

i just bought some Bayerdynamic T1 600ohms i think the amp i have on my sound card is not enough that a xonar xense i have options to set it at 300ohms - 600ohms but maybe thats is not realy ''real'' in terms of capability but anyways i look for an external Amp there is one that is interesting...

OK, I'm thinking of getting a  Schiit Valhalla to go along with my iBasso D10 and HD650s. It's a stupid question, but I'm just confused on how to hook everything up.   I want to use the iBasso D10 as a DAC only...   so, would the setup look like this? Headphones -> Valhalla -> D10...

After reading a bunch of threads on different DAC's and AMP's, I have started to lean towards running 600 ohm Beyer DT880's with a DACMagic and a Schiit Valhalla. Anyone try this combo, or have any input on whether it will compliment the Beyers?   I don't want to "colour" the sound too much...

I finally received my dt990/600 and they sound awsome :D i went from 10$ walmarts---->dt990. They have good volume with just my asus xonar dx powering them. I was wondering if I should get an amp. Would it be a big difference? worth it?

Hey, I need a new setup, usb-dac, tube-amp & headphones. Budget about 300-400$ for each part. Could possibly invest more if the increase of sound quality will be notable. The sound I'm looking for is a warm, lush, dark sound.. Emphasis on lows & mids. Lows need to be heavy, fast, tight &...

Hi everyone,    I was just curious in finding out how much a DAC makes in listening to music, I've been slowly building my rig for the past few months. I took a dive purchasing the DT880s  600 ohms version, and just bought a valhalla amp to accompany it. The amp made a HUGE difference for me...

I'm looking at purchasing the Schiit Valhalla and I've read several reviews but wanted to get some input here as well.  My experience with amps is limited, so wanted to see if someone could compare it to an amp that I am familiar with, the Minimax hybrid.   I'm not looking for a disertation...

Hey everyone,   Long time lurker, first time poster. Just started investing some money into upgrading my Dennon AH-2000s, and want to pair them up with a nice amp to round out the upgrades.   I have been doing some research, but haven't found anything that is really sticking out to me...

I'm currently using a Yamaha RX-V490 to power my DT880/600.  I'm rather impressed by the quality I'm getting from it and am wondering if I need a tube amp.  First of all, what volume should my sound card be set at or the best amplification.  I've got it at 25% right now.   Second, how much...

Should i go with Lyr, Vahalla, Soha II, Jade audio, mung fa... What are your choice and why?   Would a total SS discrete headphone amp be interesting like http://www.headphoneamplifiersusb.com/novoheadphoneamplifier.htm   Of course one day ill step up to csp-2 but for now I'm looking for...

Hey Guys,   I'll shortly be going off to school and I am looking for a nice amp to pair with my DT880 600ohms. Based on my reading, good solutions tend to be things like the Darkvoice 336 or Woo Audio 3 etc. My only issue is that this will be coming to school with me. Due to that I would...

Hi there! So I am completely new to the whole "Hi-Fi" stuff - never owned a headphone-amp or anything.   Now as you can tell from the title i'm lookin for a tube-amp for somwhere around 400$. If there is another one, I just dont know about, please let me know ... I'm not limiting to...

Hello everybody!   This is more of a silly question... I've been reading some reviews and I couldn't find the answer.   Is the Valhalla generaly a better amp the Little Dot MK III? How do they compare? Is the Valhalla worth the extra money?   I'm not looking to buy one right now...