Yeah, the combination of headphones makes it difficult if I want tubes. I might just focus on a good tube hybrid fo now and go from there. The budget is pretty much $500 at this point. I think the focus is to get a solid tube hybrid and add a pure tube later. I've considered the Lyr but it's...

Yeah, I've thought about going the hybrid route, maybe the only way to adequately drive the Mad Dogs and AKG in a one box solution. Maybe the way to go would be a good "tubey" solid state and an affordable OTL to cover all basis. The other option would be a hybrid @PurpleAngel Do you have a...

I'm on the hunt for a pure tube amplifier to pair with my current headphones, HD 6XX, AKG KXX and some old Mad Dog Pro's. From my limited knowledge of impedance, sensitivity and such, it seems like my current headphone inventory might make it a challenge to find one tube amp that works...

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How is the amp on the dx7s?

After upgrading my speakers and turntable over the last 3 years it's time to get rid of my nearly 7-year old Beresford DAC. The budget is $750. This will be in my dedicated 2 channel system. 80% listening through speakers and the rest through headphones. Analog is about 50% of listening, the 50%...

Long time, no post. After upgrading my speakers and turntable over the last 3 years it's time to say goodbye to my 7-year old Beresford DAC. Budget is ideally $750 or less. This will be in my dedicated 2 channel system. 75% listening through speakers and the rest through headphones. I want...

We have a set of Mee Audio A151's that my wife really enjoys. I should say "enjoyed" because one of our cats got a hold of them and chewed through the cables. So, I'm looking for a replacement for them that has a similar sound and is relatively affordable (under $50). Any suggestions?

Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my cheap earbuds to a decent IEM that I can use across a wide variety of music. My tendency is towards neutral sounding but a little bass bump isn't bad. I'll be using them mostly while on the computer or using the Fiio Xi DAP. Music is mostly a mix of classical...

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I'm looking to reposition my headphone amp to make it easier to control while listening. Right now my amp is connected to my integrated amp through the tape out which works and sounds great, except the amp is across the room and I don't have easy access to it (no remote) to adjust volume. I'm...

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Tonights second album- I've been looking for this album, Deep Purple's first, for a while and finally found it at my local record store. It's a first pressing and in great shape!  

Haven't posted on this thread in a while so I thought I'd start of with this that is now spinning on the turntable:  

    Thanks. That makes sense to me now. I guess when I get the amp I can ditch the Sys. Now the question is which amp to get. The Vali 2 is definitely affordable but I'm strangely drawn to the Valhalla 2 since it is a "pure" tube amp. I wonder how it would drive the AKG K7xx? I know the low...

Right now I have the DAC connected to a Schiit Sys (which I forgot to mention in my original post) feeding the powered monitors. I have the volume level from the computer set at 100% and then adjust the volume to the monitors using the Sys. If I add the Vali to the chain would I need the Sys...

          OK, I forgot about that option. Thanks for reminding me. Are the preamp outputs active when headphones are plugged into the amp or do I have to plug/unplug the headphones to use the preamp? My preference is to leave the headphones plugged in as I don't want to "wear out" the...

Hi,   I'm looking to upgrade my desktop system with some new Schiit and have a question on the best way to set things up.   My plan is to get the Modi2 Uber and connect it to my desktop computer. From there I want to add the Vali2 to power my K7xx and MadDog Pros.   The question comes from...