I have been looking around through the archives for a basic diy amp that can be used between a CD player with a volume control and a headphone. Are there DIY amps that can use the cd player volume output rather than incorporating its own? It is to drive some relatively easily driven cans...

I would like to get the Arrau Box set of Beethoven Piano Sonatas, and there seem to be two options out there, one just as they are, another including Beethoven's Piano Concertos. Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (2004) - $217.99 http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Pian...877038-0149555 Beethoven...

I'm considering whether to get this in an amp for the stax Omega 2's, do people feel this is a necessary option? How do they sound if they're not charged, an what sort of time does it take to get them to their best? Also, I've heard the O2's need to be kept undercover if they're always...

I'm interested in the Stax SR-007 omega II and possibly one of its amps, and had some questions about it. Any advice would be much appreciated. Given the huge prices of Stax stuff locally (Australia), have people had good experiences ordering from the Japanese sites? The ones I know of are...