Skylab
Reviewerus Prolificus
I haven't really compared them, but I would not say it's quite as good.
only 360 mA out of 50 Kohm though. I hear you about dire straits have their recordings are phenomenal. Soundstaging out of my Auditor is the best I heard so far too.
Do you find the Phonitor being able to drive the T1 better then the LCD-2?
T1 has better synergy with Phonitor. Guess all 600 Ohm HP sound good on Phonitor. With good SACD (soft rock or classical T1 sound is just out of this world. T1 is still bass lite, not as bad as HD800 and K701( total castrato). LCD-2 has excellent dynamics and clarity with Phonitor. Strangely, some times I prefer darker sound of my cd player build in headphone amp. Have to try LCD-2 with tube amp. I have really hard time deciding which headphones I should sell, seems silly to have 3 pairs of headphones.But LCD-2 fits nicely between Edition8 (the best bass slam and P.R.A.T.and more treble) and T1 ( brighter presentation with lighter bass). All three headphones have same detail retrieval and clarity of sound. LCD-2 and Edition8 takes longer to adapt 10 - 30 min.
Any of you heard the Schiit or just recommend it because it´s "made in USA"?
Yup, got one on my bench as we speak. It's got about 40 hours on it now and I do feel it improved most over the first 24. Actually over the first couple hours, but then more slowly over the next 20 or so.
Anyway, in absolute terms, it's a good amp, in relative terms... well, I'm in the midst of evaluating it against other amps now... Let's just say, for now, that it is one of the most honest amps I can remember hearing.