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Schiit Vali 1. My Alo CV5 also works well with them imo.
I'm partial to smaller amps but always get the feeling the T1 was designed for huge tube amps playing compressed music.
My source is a fanless Win10 PC that I hand-built just for audio. Then I use a Soekris dac1101 fed into an iTube and Schiit Loki before the SP200. Just placed order for an iTube2 and waiting to confirm order for a Metrum Flint dac.
I think the thing your hearing is the lack of distortion, Tubes do introduce distortion but it's pleasent an often makes music sound more "real" as long as it isn't excessive. Yes SP 200 is quite lean or dry. Very low distortion so it won't have the same presentaion. Whether or not you find that lack of distortion tolerable and desireable depends on your prefferance. I'll also say ALO Amps have a more natural sound like tubes. I pulled out my ALORX MKB3 today thinking I'd like it with Aeon 2 Closed... turns out I added to much wetness to A2C and I still preffered SMSL SP200
An the Beyerheadphones I feel do nice with tubes, I loved my DT880 on Vali 1
I don't think I have tried my Vali 2 with them yet. Have to put that on the list.
Shane D
Vali 1 I really like! Vali 2 I respect but was never a fan of,