Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but I’m new to the world of tubes, having recently purchased the Cavalli Tube Hybrid from Drop. I know tubes can pick up ambient noises, but I’ve noticed that if I tap on my desk or the amp I get a metallic rattle/ringing sound in the left channel only. Is...

Hey all, In the absence of an actual dedicated headphone amp, I've been using a udac2 as an interim solution. I decided to get over my laziness today and hooked it up to my old NAD C350 speaker amp. The sound is definitely improved. There's much more bottom end and fullness all around (har!)...

Hi, Soon to be buying K702s and an amp. I think I've narrowed it down to two choices: Matrix M-Stage and Little Dot MKIII. Can't decide between the two (or tubes and SS in general). Any ideas? I own a udac already.   Thanks for any help.    Edit: Also own SR80s which I'm interested in...

Hey, Head-Fiers, hopefully someone can help me here. I'm in an area that prohibits any actual auditioning, so I'm trying to get a handle on the K702's sound signature through reading, as they have piqued my interest and I'm ready to start climbing the hi-fi ladder. I haven't had much experience...

Hey guys,  I currently have a Cowon S9 and I love the SQ I get from it. I also own an Evo 4g and love that as well. The problem is that the Evo sounds like complete and utter crap, while the Cowon sounds amazing (as expected). This is my second Cowon player and I am definitely spoiled at this...