A few months ago, I saw the Head-Fi announcement by TTVJ introducing the new Apex Teton, an OTL headphone amp designed and built by Pete Millett and sold by Todd Green. Although at the time I was the happy owner of both an ECP Audio L-2 and an Eddie Current Super 7 and not in the market for a...

I am currently using a Woo 22 headphone amp with JH16s and LCD-2s. The Woo is very transparent/holographic. It is a good amp, but I miss the "euphonic" sound of my now defunct Singlepower Extreme, an OTL tube amp that sounded surprisingly good with my low impedance JH16s. In a sense, I am...

  A lot of Head-Fi members who used to own Singlepower amps must have moved on to other headphone amps by now.     If you used to own a Singlepower, what amp are you using now and how does the sound quality compare to the Singlepower?  I am especially interested in experiences with other...

I was a happy owner of a Singlepower Extreme until last summer, when I took notice of the threads on Head-Fi regarding the poor design and build quality of Singlepower amps. The general advice in these threads was that Singlepower owners should have their amps evaluated by a "qualified tech"...

I am thinking of buying a Zana Deux to serve double duty as both a headphone amp and as a preamp in my stereo rig. The Zana Deux is extremely well-regarded as a headphone amp, although it supposedly is best paired with Sennheisers. It is also well-regarded as a preamp. Serving double duty in...

I am looking to upgrade my Eastsound E-5 CD player. I like it well enough but am wondering based on my experience with the PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC & Transport if I shouldn't also upgrade the source in my headphone rig. I am looking primarily for a used, one-box player. I don't really care...

Drew, I am looking to buy a new CD player. You have good things to say about the PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC + Transport. Does this combo sound better to you than the Cary 303? How about relative to the Cary 306? I am also looking at the Meridian G08, which has a lot of fans on Head-fi. How...

Well, I have been waiting a seeming eternity for my Singlepower Extreme to be repaired. Bolder Cabler, which has kindly offered to fix the amp, has said that my amp has a variety of problems and wasn't really manufactured like the other Extremes (shocker!), making diagnosis and repair even more...

I am looking for a way to connect my DAC, which has an XLR AES/EBU digital input, to my source, which has an RCA digital out. Does anyone know of a cable manufacturer who makes a single digital cable that is terminated on one side with an RCA connector and on the other side with an XLR connector...

Todd's new FET-A is on my short list for a new solid state amp. In e-mail exchanges, he has said he prefers it to the Cayin HA-1A, a tube amp he sells. But other than that I haven't come across many impressions. Has anyone spent any time with it who could provide more insights on SQ? It is on...

I am trying to find a DAC with multiple digital inputs for less than ~$1500. I am aware of only two options: the Benchmark DAC1 and the Peachtree Decco (which also functions as a speaker amp). The Benchmark seems to get mixed reviews for SQ/musicality, with some loving it and others really...

This is Interpol's first major label release, after leaving Matador for Capitol. Hopefully it will be as good as Turn on the Bright Lights, hopefully with better sound recording than that album. In the meantime, I am really loving the new album "Boxer" by The National. It sounds like Leonard...

I just bought some K340s on eBay and am thinking of having them modded by Larry at Headphile. So far, I am unimpressed with how the stock version sounds through my system (Eastsound E5 --> Singlepower Extreme.) These K340s are the bass-lite version, I think, and while the mids sound great, there...

So, I got my Extreme Platinum a week ago. Sounds great, except that I occasionally am hearing an electronic buzzing sound through my headphones. Previous to the Extreme, I was using a Headfive. Listening to the Headfive in recent days, I am also able to hear the same noise, but it is less...

Reading various posts on this forum, I get the impression that the A900 are a respectable closed can in the under-$200 price range, maybe as good as the K271s (depending on personal taste), but that the A900ltd is in a another league altogether. For those of you who have heard these cans...

Excuse my bizarre question...I was ready to place an order at HeadRoom when I mentioned to the sales rep that I wanted the headphones for bedtime listening. He said he thought any full-sized headphone I was considering (like the K701, HD650, K241S, etc.) would probably be too large to wear while...

I'm looking for an amp that will match up well with the HD650 (primary headphone) and K271s (backup phones when I need isolation). This will be a "bedside" setup, so the amp does not need to be portable. The source will be an iPod (the weak link, I know, but no other feasible option right...

I'm a newbie, have been reading this site for a while, have done a lot of searches, but still can't figure out what headphone setup is right for me. My basic dilemma is that I want full-size headphones for my iPod with really good SQ for rock + some classical, but have a bunch of constraints...