I just got an iFi iCan SE headphone amp which has both a +12dB and +24dB gain setting. I'm driving a 20 ohm Audeze LCD-XC and am very happy with the sound quality. One question though, using the +12dB setting I listen at 12 o'clock volume, whereas at +24dB I put the volume at 9 o'clock. I don't...

I've never heard cans played through full-sized desktop amps before as I've always thought headfi usually means music on the go. The portable amps I've heard include the iFi iCan Nano, Cayin C5, Chord Mojo and Hugo. If a given portable amp and a desktop amp are playing the same song at the same...

I have always wondered why desktop headphone amps do not have bass-boost features like what we seen on most portable headphone amps? It seems like portable amps costing from $100 to $800 have bass boost, so its there whether it's a "serious" audiophile amp or an entry-level "fun" portable...