Is it even necessary, to have a full sized amp, in terms of achieving better SQ? With the explosion of portable amps in the market, from affordable Fiio amps to totl Wagnus, most people generally just use them, even for home listening. I have briefly tried a friend's tube amp with my 1plus2...

its pretty confusing, as the british naming is different from american i.e. valves - tubes. so, what are the first stage valve and output valve, and what are there functions?       the front is the ECC83 first stage valve, and the back two is shuguang 6SN7GT output valve.    thanks!!

is it too good to be true? saw it on amazon, there's a refurbished unit for sale for £50 cheaper than normal. note that they say only the box is damaged, and the unit itself is brand new.   i have asked a few questions on it, but they can't seem to answer any as they would not have seen...

hi guys! i have seen alot of threads about noise from USB dac's, but nothing is quite like what i'm experience. i have a Nuforce Icon HD dac (has a built in amp too). there is no noise at all just using the nuforce built in amp. however, i purchased a separate tube amp, the Icon Audio HP8 MKII...

hi guys. thinking of upgrading my nuforce icon hd to another dac and headphone amp, and this time a separate unit. thinking of the little dot dac_II and little dot MK IV combo. what do u guys think? is it a worthy upgrade? reason i wanted to upgrade to tube amp is because i like the warmer...