EricDH
500+ Head-Fier
I know that the overwhelming opinion on this site that everything sounds better amped, but they sound great to me as is. The iPod can drive them fine and the Sony DAP gives them more power. To be honest I do not listen very loudly and have never had the urge for more power. I have heard the idea that it gives you a fuller sound, but I have never tried that.
Shane D
I can fully appreciate if you are happy and don't want to change anything. But a DragonFly Red is really not expensive, and it does add quality to the sound. Not only because it is an amp, but mainly because it is a much better DAC than the one in your iPod. We need a good quality analog signal first, before we even start to think about amplification.