Tubes can be very linear.  DHTs are probably the most linear amplification devices around, but they are generally low power.  At this very moment I have digital going into my aikido all tube pre-amp and push-pull 6B4G amp and it sounds neither tubey nor digital.    I also have this tiny tube...

I just put my DFB into my main system, using an iPhone7 and CCK-3.  I'm using Tidal Hifi, to feed my entirely DIY system, an Aikido pre-amp, and a 6B4G push-pull amp, and large Proac 2.5 clone speakers.  I usually either listen to vinyl when I'm serious, or just put Alexa to work with Amazon...

I guess it is time to exhale.  I was hoping to have the update before my Tidal trial expired.  Maybe when the update comes I'll pay for a month to see if it is worth it, and maybe there will be more titles, and maybe it will be more organized.  In the meantime I'll use my DFB the way it is, it...

On page 172 of this thread, in the reply from Audioquest, they refer to a "volume issue".  What was this issue?  I tried using my DFB with my main system and could not get enough volume out of it, yet it plays plenty loud on my headphones.  I used my iMac into the DF, and that into my pre-amp...

I coincidentally drove by Grado Labs in Brooklyn last night, an area of Brooklyn I'm hardly ever in, Sunset Park.  From the outside it doesn't look like much, not the high tech company you'd think it is.  They are located in a storefront building with solid metal doors in front. There's a bakery...

I didn't see Grado on the list.  They're from Brooklyn.

I've owned a pair of DT1350s for 2-3 years now, and still love them.  I don't find the squeeze to be a problem for myself.  My main problem with them is that my kids also like them.  So, for a holiday present I'd like to get my college age twin girls each a pair of something, but NOT spend that...

So I did buy the DT1350 and have them on my head right now.  But I bought them for the subway on Friday, Bloomberg/MTA shut the subway down on Sunday, and it is unlikely they'll be running again until next week from my location.  In any case I'm having a blast using them given that I'm stuck at...

I must have good ears or something.  I'm not a headphone phreak in the least but was looking for something new as my PX100 no longer works because of the cheap cable/plug.  I went to B&H, where they have a nice assortment of phones on display in a large range of prices.  After going through the...