I have been looking at this subject (headphones, DACs, headphone amps) more and since about last November. I bought two 25 Dollar tubes for the Schiit Vali 2+, in preparation, and I have been patiently waiting for the Vali 2+ to become available in Europe, since November. Just yesterday I realized that I should look more carefully at the Schiit site in the U.S. Sure enough, one can order the Vali 2+ from the U.S. site with a 230 volt Euro plug. I also ordered a Schiit Modius DAC. All that should arrive in early April. For the hassles, shipping charges and the import tax, that will be much easier than waiting any longer. For headphones, I have a pair of Sennheiser HD 660s. Mostly I am waiting for that moment that I have seen others write about when they hear how much better things can be with a good DAC and a good amp. I will eventually get a Schiit balanced amp, but maybe that I will wait longer for. I will get that through a distributor in Europe. For the moment I am only interested in Schiit DACs and amps. Maybe after I have learned a few things, I will look at other stuff, but via Schiit is going to be my entry point into this topic. If nothing else, it seems to be a fine enough place to start. I like the company, and I feel good about spending a little money on their products. Sennheiser too, seems like a good enough starting point. I have also opened an account at Tidal, and started converting some of my old compact discs to .flac files.
