Quote: Originally Posted by Justin Uthadude $180 here That seems to be a tube amp, rather than a SS or hybrid, if I'm not mistaken? I thought it is suggested to get at least a hybrid or full SS for D2000s or D5000s?

The Millet Hybrid amp seems to be out of my price range.. The LD I+ was more attractive to me at ~$150 shipped... Does anyone have experience with the LD I+? I guess ultimately, is it going to be better than having no amp at all? Or would I be wasting money when pairing up a LD I+ with...

Hey everyone, I've been trying to use the search to find a good answer, but no luck so far. I was wondering if the Little Dot I+ Hybrid tube/SS amp would be worthwhile for either the D2000/D5000? I currently have the D2000s and was looking to upgrade to the D5000s / amp, but I'm having...

Hey everyone, I currently have a pair of Denon D2000's and was wanted to explore the world of open cans. I'm going this weekend or tonight even to go try out some different ones at a local store. I have my eye set on the HD650's and am very interested in hearing them, but I've been reading...

The Bada PH-12 is way over my budget, so I think I'm better off to go with the hybrid ss/tube amp rather than a low end tube amp as I'm gathering from everyone a low end tube amp cannot drive low impedance cans. For the $109 price tag are there any other hybrid amps that compete agains't the...

Hmm yea, I think I may go with the Little Dot I+ Hybrid. On the specs it says that I can replace the tubes.. # 6JI - standard # Replace standard tubes with EF92 - additional $20 USD # Replace standard tubes with WE408A - additional $50 USD Should I just leave the standard tubes in...

Is there a downside of me picking up the LD MKII over the hybrid though? I'm purely basing my assumptions of tubes > SS because of my friends and my own guitar/bass amps. Tubes are just so much better sounding to me. If tubes don't work the same way for headphones, I'll gladly go down to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Golden Monkey You don't need a tube amp for the D2000s. You COULD, but SS works just fine with them...I loved mine with the MKV, but they didn't sound nearly as good on the Woo... So maybe I should go with the LD I+ Hybrid instead? Which uses both SS...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tridacnid Uhhhmmm, no? I could use my Etymotic er6i's with my LD MKIII, and they are 16 ohm. Right, but on the LD's headphone impedance it says 32-600... So wouldn't that mismatch be bad for your tubes and cans?

I'm trying to figure out which tube amp to get for my Denon D2000s and I had my eye on a Little Dot MK II until I saw "Suitable Headphone Impedance: 32 - 600 ohms". The D2000s are 25 ohms and if I'm not mistaken impedance mismatch causes early death of equipment?? Can anyone steer me in...

Quote: Originally Posted by FallenAngel Personally, I really love the AlienDAC (or BantamDAC), just stick some great on the output and listen to wonderful music. It's not expensive and sounds wonderful. Take a look at amb's Gamma DAC when it comes out, in prototyping now. I'll...

Yea.. I'm trying to find a relatively cheap, yet decent DAC for my PC. I'm willing to spend $100-150 CAD, but I just don't know what to get really. I came across Hotaudio40s DACs and people seem to be pretty happy with them.. Was particularly interested in the DAC Destroyer.. I'd grab that...

Anyone have experience with the DAC Destroyer? I'm really interested in it... DAC DESTROYER [DAC DESTROYER WITH PREAMP OUTS] - $120.00 : HotAudio.Com, Hand Crafted Audio Perfection. I'd like to know more about it, so if anyone could fill me in, I would appreciate it! EDIT: Also how does...

A local music store is having a clearance sale and they have the M-audio Audiophile 2496 for 69.99 and the E-MU 0202 for 99.99. At that price, should I pick one of these up? I'm currently using a SB Audigy 2 ZS, but I'm assuming either of these will do a better job? Setup would then be...

Thanks for the response!

My friend has the M-audio Delta 1010 as seen here. I was wondering how good the card is compared to something else such as the M-audio Audiophile 2496 as seen here. I realise the price of the two are ridiculously different, but I assume you are paying alot for the mixing box. I'm going...

Thanks for the help guys There's always the Markl mod I could do as well I suppose... I'd be afraid of messing things up though haha.

So I can't just use the Little Dot I+ hybrid with my soundcard + D2000s? Sorry again for my noobiness.

So I've been reading up on getting an amp / DAC for my computer.... And I'm getting really confused... I'm going to be buying a pair of Denon D2000s as I went to a local store and tried a bunch, and I liked the D2000s the best. I'm going to be using the headphones for my computer for music...

I'm going to be receiving my D2000's within a week or so, and I was wondering if it's worthwhile to grab an amp for them, even if it's a cheap amp? I'm not even sure where to start searching for amps to use and that's why I'm asking here! Also, can someone explain what this Amp / DAC is? I...