Hello to all, I'm fairly new to this forum and untill now I have read a lot of posts to get a bit acquainted. For normal bias phones, I use a SRM-1/Mk2 which I would like to upgrade (actualy a P.P., but I fitted 1 normal bias socket). I have read about swapping out the power transistors...

Hi, it seems like my tubes for the 337se are dead. What kind of tubes can be used for this amp? Thanks in advance.

Has anyone ever tried to place a passive preamp between their source and headphone amp? The reasons for this would be to get finer adjustments from a stepped attenuator on the headphone amp and also to get remote volume control.   I tried a regular preamp and decided I did not like the...

A WA6 with the upgrades comes to just under $200 shy of a stock WA6-SE. Is it worth just stumping for that instead?

Hello everyone! Been reading all through this forum and there is a ton of great info here! So I have a question. I am looking to expand my equipment range with a tube amp. Looking to stay around the $200 mark give or take. Lets see, Music preference would mainly be Trance and Electronic music...

I am looking for a desktop amp and my computer will be the source. Which one do you think is the best as I can get them both for about the same price. My headphones are Ultrasone Ed 8, Denon 7000's, AKG Q701's, and HD-800's. Also looking for a high end Grado, I miss my GS1000's. Also which is...

Yes. These are the notoriously hard-to-drive prototype HiFiMAN HE-6 planar headphones.   Yes. I do need a new amp dedicated solely to them.   And yes. I am on a budget. Although I can stretch to around $500, "the cheaper the better" as long as the headphones are adequately driven.  ...

      INTRO   When it comes to preconceived notions, the HiFi world is full of them. Sometimes they have to do with the way a certain brands sound, or the idea that paying more always results in an audible improvement. Other times it is based on specific technology or materials...

Looking for some amps to research, hoping for some advice on models to look at.   I currently have a Little Dot MKVI.  This amp is functionally very much what I'm looking for, but I'm curious about what I could be hearing if I step it up in cost/quality.  I do like the the LD, but compared...

I'm currently looking to purchase an amplifier to use with my xbox for gaming, and my laptop for music, which I plan to upgrade to the HRT music streamer +within a year (i hope) The little dot mk x series looks good in terms of price, and potentially, performance. My concern however, regards the...

I ordered my LCD-2's this week.  I tried reading the threads for Amp recommendations for the LCD-2 but after many days I got up to page 75 and my eyes burst and exploded from my head.   I have an average of $1K to spend on an amp and $1K for a DAC.     I've had many tube amps for my speaker...

I'm new to the tube crowd and enjoying my month old WA2, T1 combination greatly. Listening to Eric Clapton's "Me and Mr Johnson" last night was really engaging. My question is as I start to try different tubes, what does matched tubes actually mean. Is it that they test the same or how would I...

Just want to start off that currently I am using the headfive amp. I got it back in 2006 and still love using it. I am the original owner and it is still my first headphone amp. Anyways, I have been looking at all these neat new amps that have come out throughout the years and it has got me...

As the title says, one that can drive (at least decently) $600-$700 cans just fine (HiFiMan HE-5)?

I've got around $500 to spend on a desktop system out of an ipod classic. I've been getting all kinds of advice from the boards the last couple days. (Thanks!) For a while I was going to get a dac but I think I'll ride out my classic until it croaks. I think these are two solid options. Which...

I have Nforce HDP right now, and was wondering it I can move closer to Nirvana.  My fullsize is HD650, and I have variety of IEMs.  I want something that takes me to the next level.  Thanks.

Just wanted to ask anything has tried these two amps before and could post their thoughts on them? Currently I've just splurged like crazy on a used set of MKVII+, Matrix Mini dac and a HD650, wanting to try a balanced setup. Initial impressions seem promising as the HD650s seem slightly more...

Hi just wondering what's the difference between the Little Dot MKVII and Little Dot MKVII+? I've just bought a MKVII+ and I'm not sure what's the difference between the two amp models. I've checked a website called audiophile china carrying Little Dot products but it seems they only sell...

In my strenous pursuit for the ultimate amp for HD800, I searched Head-fi extensively for information. There seems to be a general consensus that tube amps are more suited to HD800, and there are quite a lot recommentations. Recently I bought a Weiss DAC202 and found its built-in amp very...

  I am really pretty new to the headphone hobby, so I am trying to educate myself as much as I can. A friend of mine gave me a Mapletree amp while he is away for a year in Asia. Is there a particular brand of headphones that will mazimize synergy  with this tube amp.

My situation: I have an Ipod Classic (90% lossless and 10% 320) and have had several upper level iems (Se535/W4/ER4P/IE8). I've never owned a line out, amp, dac, or full sized headphones. I want to buy my first desk top amp and full sized headphones (pretty much decided on the HD600).   ...

Traditionally - would one assume to start with the source components - but there are plenty of people out there who started their systems from the headphone choice or even the amp choice... For me - I fell in love with amps and speakers and then went from there until I got the sound that made...

I found that Little dots and Hifiman are pretty hot here,so does audio-gd   Do anybody had a da&t amps?Which I've never seen here   Just Denon user,can't afford a sennheiser HD800 since I purchased ha-2...   Oh btw news here,forgive my poor english

Basically, my understanding is that the Redwine iMod turns the iPod headphone out jack into a really clean line out. How would the iMod line-out compare to the existing line-out already in the ipod dock connector? Is the iPod line-out wired up to that much stuff inside that the signal isn't...

Visiting the Meier Audio amplifier page, an unmistakable trend has been emerging. The Symphony 2 DAC/Amp was discounted and now it is  "!! SOLD-OUT !!". It no longer shows a price and it doesn't look like it is coming back.   The list goes on: The top-of-line Concerto is "!! Sold out !!"...