Hi guys,
I'm looking for an amplifier for my Beyerdynamic T1.2, which is my first high-end headphone. I've started my own thread about it as well, so feel free to comment on there as well:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/842018/advice-wanted-amp-for-beyerdynamic-t1
Currently I own a Schiit Lyr 2 and Bifrost stack, from which I'd like to upgrade. My budget is about 3000 euro/dollar. It may seem like it is quite a large budget just for the T1.2, however I'm looking a versatile amp that is future proof, so that it can be paired with other flagships like the Focal Utopia, Audeze LCD-4, Hifiman HE1000 or Mrspeakers Ether in the future, to name a few of them.
I would prefer a tube amp over a solid state amp, for their warm and euphoric sound, although good solid state options can be considered as well. The amp doesn't have to be be dead neutral, but more romantic sounding. A balanced amp, is preferred, because of the benefits of having a balanced connection, like better channel separation and immunity to noise.
The Woo WA2 seems to have good synergy with the T1.2. But with it being a OTL amp it's quite exclusive and wouldn't do well with lower impedance headphones. Also with my budget, better options are probably available.
I looked into the Woo WA22 and Schiit Ragnarok, however I've never heard them, so I'm not sure if they would have good synergy with the T1.2. I would be interested in hearing impressions of those 2 pairings.