oops.... *card*   Ok, trying to make a decision here....   Gonna be playing most of my music through my laptop....and dont really have a great way to get the sound out except for USB....   So I have a little dot MK_III amp on order and I was thinking of ordering the little dot DAC_1...

I have a little Dot MKIII with 6CQ6 3920 tubes and I was just wondering, what are some of the best tubes I can get for under 50$? Will these do me fine until the next price range? I googled/searched head-fi but its hard to wade through 50+ pages with no real "these are definetly a better by...

Hello everyone! I recently got into the audio scene about a year ago when I had the chance to take two courses to finish my degree, digital signal processing lab and intro to digital filtering. We mostly dealt with audio signals and I immediately fell in love with the mathematics behind the...

I'm looking to get a dedicated USB DAC since all my music I listen to is from my computer and online streaming - so need some help making a decision. I use my modded HD 580's , Grado/Allesandro cans and an Ultrasone Proline 650 depending on the music genre and my mood. I just finished dropping...

Review of Little Dot MK-III Headphone Amp/Pre Amp 03/23/08 Review equipment listing: Creative Zen Vision (First Version) Microsoft Zune 80 ASUS Notebook A8JS PC w/Creative X-Fi Music Extreme w/5 ¼” IO Drive Zero 24/192 DAC/Head Amp/Pre-Amp Sennheiser HD-580, HD-600 and HD-650 Model...

Just noticed LD has finished the design of their latest flagship tube amp..(from erji.net w/pics) Basic info: - Specifically designed for cans of 300-600 ohm, not suitable for current-hungry ones - No cooling fan! - Balanced, just like the MKVI - Tubes: 12AT7, 6H30PI - Price: USD $799...

I have spent several hours today using the search feature to find a thread on tube rolling for the little dot mkiii but have had no luck finding one. There's one for every other tube amp in the world...but no mkiii. If I've missed it, please point me in the right direction. If there's not...

Hi guys,   as you can see, this is my first post, so please bear with me for now, okay? :)   Well, i'm trying to decide which ne amp i should buy. It's my first one, except for my essence st, which has it's own amp.   I always loved tubes for some reasons, so i decided, a tube amp...

NOTE: This is a SUBJECTIVE Review that has occurred over a long time horizon. All observations, rankings, and comments are my personal opinion and nothing more. For testing Methodology please see post#8. Some pics of the initial batch of amps reviewed: #1: from top to bottom, the RSA...

So, I'm getting a new amp for some dt880 pros. I'll be using it at my desktop. I think it is stupid that amps differ as much as headphones in sound signature, so, what is the best solid state class A amp i could get for around 100, and i'm willing to go used. I'd love to have the O2 amp, but I...