That must have been very disappointing. I am fortunate as I enjoy the even order harmonic distortion my tube setup affords and that is subjective. Some would say, based on measurements and techno babble, that this is not in holding with the purest notion of music reproduction but I think it has...

Whether you agree or disagree is irrelevant as it is purely a subjective experience in what we enjoy. It is great that you enjoy the Objective 2. Enough said. 

Great stuff!! I couldn't agree more with you statements. Unfortunately for me it never seems to end looking for that next jewel. I guess that is what keeps the HOBBY alive. Enjoy your music!!!

Hi, I just tried the Continental V2 with my LCD 2's and it drove them without any problem whatsoever. Apparently the National and the Continental have similar output power so you should not have any problem. What have you been driving them with currently? If it is solid state it will more than...

Great info. I always enjoy expanding my knowledge on these topics. The only music I have ever heard of that may hit the 130db peaks would be some classical pieces but not many of them. What exactly is the Fazor model as I am not familiar with it? I tried something different last night on my...

Sorry  didn't mean to imply I have tried all three of these. Actually I haven't tried any of them. The only SS dedicated headphone amps I have tried are the Musical Fidelity M1HPA and the Fiio E12. The M1HPA sounded decent and the E12 was OK. My recommendations were based purely on the...

Balanced VS. Single ended - Poll See this thread for an explanation from a Benchmark engineer and others. If I am getting the drift correctly they are recommending single ended.

Well I am not really sure on that as I know very little about balanced operation nor have I ever tried it. I must read up on this and give it a try one day. What are the benefits of balanced or single ended? I would really like to know as my addiction needs another avenue to pursue.

I used the E12 with my RWAK100 and my LCD 2. At first I thought it was OK then I preferred the sound directly out of the RWAK100. It wasn't until I used my LCD 2 with my Sophia Electric Baby I knew what they were capable of. In comparison the sound of most portables is anemic compared to a...

Schit Lyr by a long shot will be your best bet of the three you mentioned although they all have respectable power the Lyr is at the top and gives you the benefit of tube sound. The Yulong would be your second best bet.

That is partially correct on the voltage divider network. Typically it is 2 resistors per channel with one in series and the other in parallel. If your amp has 8 ohm output then a 6 ohm in series and a 2ohm in parallel per channel would satisfy your amplifiers output impedance requirement of 8...

Based on what you have told me tubes will give you more air and soundstage. I always found SS a bit compressed but I am reluctant to say anything negative about them. It is all in your preference. I am just burning in a set of Svetlana winged C 6550C made in the St Petersburg plant. At first I...

You are listing some pretty big gun headphone amps. I don't know a lot about the spec's on them but most reviews praise them. Have you ever experienced what you are expecting, before with any other gear. I think that most tube amps biased in class A have more options available for creating...

I regret selling my Sophia Electric baby so much. This is a sick hobby, always willing to try something new hoping it will be better. I am using a Cayin A88T amp with my LCD 2 right now and love it but there is something I miss about that Baby. It was just so tonally correct, musical and had...

The divider network cost me $30.00 not $300.00. Sorry.

I guess I don't understand the interest in the expensive dedicated headphone amp route. I have gone that path and gotten reasonable results which sounded pretty good and quite enjoyable. But this path has come nowhere near the sound from a full power amp equipped with a proper voltage divider...

Thanks for the excellent review and recommendation! I have always read nothing but great things about the Leben amps. I am still backing my horse the Sophia Electric Baby. It outperforms everything I have compared it to. It puts  me in the same space as your Leben for exactly the same reason. Of...

I just got a quote from Sophia and their replacement tube set costs about $150.00. The Russian equivalents are much cheaper and there is no shortage. I just received a pair of 6N1P's with the DR suffix. These sound amazing but are rare and a tad more expensive. Supposedly 10,000hr life...

I did notice some audible noise in idle but it gets hidden during music playback. It is just my obsession that didn't want to hear it. I find the 10 ohm in parallel works fine without as much attenuation as the 6 and 2 combination. I can get to about 12 o'clock on the volume knob before maxing...

Just an adder note. Remember to order yourself either 2 10ohm 5watt wirewound resistors to be used in parallel with the speaker outputs or 2 - 6ohm 5watt in series with 2 - 2ohm 3watt in parallel which gives the amp the load it needs to see while lowering the noise floor as well as attenuating...

The biggest change in sound quality for me was in changing the coupling caps. I installed 4 Russian paper in oil 0.1uf 630V in place of the stock MKV's. The midrange became so open and smooth and all the high frequency grain that is often a complaint with this amp was gone. With my Sophia Baby I...

Glad to see that someone else has discovered this GEM. It is really something to hear. I agree that the tone is just so correct and that everything sounds so real or just like a live unaltered sound, if you will. I am so surprised how delicately it handles the sound and then out of nowhere it...

I have used the Musical Fidelity M1HPA with the LCD 2's and it sounds great. Stereophile gave it a Class A rating and it gets amazing reviews. It has a dead quiet background and is very neutral sounding through its entire bandwith. It just happens that I prefer the sound of tubes and use my...

Sounds like your quite frustrated by the ineptitudes of others. I found in life the more perfect I became the worse other people appeared to me and their foolishness became intolerable. Did you ever consider gardening as a hobby instead?

I guess I was just adapting to what I owned already. After reading some of the posts on here I thought I would explore this option. I already owned the Musical Fidelity M1HPA and the Fii0 E12 headphone amps neither one tube and wanted to give it a try. I was nervous at first due to my ignorance...