Was thinking of building Bottlehead Crack with Speedball and now see there are other options like Feliks Echo and Woo Audio WA6, etc. Which one would you recommend to me and why? I have done some research but am confused ... I understand I will need a separate DAC too. Any help and advice...

I made up my mind on purchasing a Woo Audio WA6 (2nd generation) amp (on sale now) and looking to pair it with an DAC that can support DSD and MQA for under 1k (using TIDAL HiFi). Could anyone point me in the right direction and suggest a good product for me to buy to match it with Woo? Yes, I...

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So I have gone through Schiit Ly2/Bifrost combo (liked it, but not loved it with previously owned HD650s), NAD3020 and now Marantz HD-AMP1 and while the last gives me a great sound for my passive Martin Logan LX16s and a Martin Logan subwoofer, the headphone stage simply is not up to par with my...

So I own the above listed integrated amp and just bought these awesome (to me) headphones - Focal Elears. These are 80ohms. Do I set up the Marantz amp for Low/Medium or High gain? If I set it to low, I have to turn on the knob to 80% to hear it loudly. If I set it to High, I need it to go to...

Hello everyone!   I just received the Sennheiser HD700's headphones from Amazon and like them a lot (my first better headphones). Currently driving them via ASUS Xonar STU AMP/DAC combo I borrowed from a family member (their backup unit). After doing so much research on this site by reading...