sokolov91
Headphoneus Supremus
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I'm actually very new to all this audio stuff, and I was actually specifically looking into trying a tube amp, because I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. lol.
lol. It looks like PriceJapan just matched the kakaku price..? Hard to really look everything over since I can't read japanese. lol.
Well a few things to be aware of is that tube amps generally have higher impedance output, which will effect the sound of lower impedance headphones (their frequency response) by rolling off the highs and lows. They also have much higher distortion, and noise floors than solid state amps as well as lower SNR. Now, if you enjoy the tube sound, this is perfectly fine, but as far as price/performance for a beginner, they are by no means the best.
Especially if you going to be getting a W1000X, you might want to look into SS as it is only 40 ohms.
Basically if you get an SS amp, you are guaranteed the most faithful and pure sound reproduction, and can then change the sound signature as you wish with headphones. If you get a tube amp, you have colouration at two points in your chain so it can make things tricker.