The Focal Stellia is considered by many to be the best closed back headphone currently in existence. Wonderful clarity and musicality are so versatile that they can be used with a desktop amp or a portable music player. The Stellia provides incredible sound isolation with unparalleled detail...

This is an excellent tube amplifier that has received many excellent reviews. Designed and hand built by Dennis Had with point to point wiring. Also has upgrades including preamp out, Lundahl transformers and NOS tubes. A second pair of Sylvania Chrome Top 6SN7GTA tubes are included. The...

Still a great DAP. The DP-X1A has improvements over the original DP-X1 and also has dual ESS Sabre ES9018K2M DACs and dual ESS Sabre 9601K amplifiers. Each DAC and amplifier is dedicated to its own stereo channel for the highest possible fidelity and headphone performance. Consequently, the...

To reinforce what tomb so eloquently and thoroughly described, my Audio Research preamp (which is always turned on first) has a built in 30 second mute cycle, so that no signal, intended or otherwise, can be introduced into the system. My headphone amp is routed through my preamp to take...

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I have HD800's with the 2a3 and love them with it.  Not at all overly bright to my ears, but with well defined treble.  I will say listening to MFSL CD of "Dark Side of the Moon" I did find with the track with multiple bells/chimes ringing to be a wee bit tipped up at times, but then that would...

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Recently picked up one of these with tube upgrades and partial silver transformer.  I am loving it with Senn HD-800's

But this is such a classic tube look.  Thinking about replacing my preamp with this bad boy.  

I have always loved the clean look, almost industrial of the ARC gear.  

Audio Research Reference 110.  Maybe not as pretty as some others, but it lives upstairs in my listening room.  And the sound is exceptional!

I picked up a B&K 707 from an estate sale for 109.00.  Great shape and recently calibrated.  Has been very useful.          

Such a great preamp at least by reputation.  No one actually using one?

Does anyone have experience with this preamp in their system?  What are thoughts about the headphone amp section?  I am considering changing my present set up of separate preamp and headphone amp to incorporate this model/   Thanks for any thoughts.

I find the Eddie Current 2a3 works really well with the HD800's.