Lucy is a little doll...and looks quite a bit like papa here. Seems everyone just has to 'hurry up and wait' for this amp...

Gentlemen, I thank all of you for your timely replies - I am now at peace! The Arrow it is. 

Madgravity34 & tnmike1, Thank you both for your thoughtful comments. I'm leaning towards the Arrow at the moment. In fact, an amp was not in consideration as I was going for just the UE700 IEMs. Then I considered buying 1 more headphone only (you must have heard that one before?), a full-size...

Hi, I'm new to this and need help to decide if a PORTABLE headphone amp is worth the expense in terms of CLEARLY PERCEPTIBLE SOUND QUALITY TO THE LAYMAN (NOT 'golden ears' types) when I'm using the following:   1. iPod Touch, 4th generation 2. IEM: the UE700, dual armature, impedance 40...

Hi, I'm new to this and need help to decide if a PORTABLE headphone amp is worth the expense in terms of CLEARLY PERCEPTIBLE SOUND QUALITY TO THE LAYMAN (NOT 'golden ears' types) when I'm using the following:   1. iPod Touch, 4th generation 2. IEM: the UE700, dual armature, impedance 40...

You might like to try the Denon AH-D5000 closed back headphones? There are plenty of good on-line reviews for this product.

Hi, I'm planning to use the UE700 IEM with the iPod Touch (4th Gen) and was wondering the same thing - will a portable amp make an appreciable difference to the sound quality. If not, why does a reputed brand like RaySamuelsAudio sell the 'Shadow' model dedicated to IEMs? I can't afford to buy...