What are your recommendations regarding headphone tube amps (or dac/amp) under 1000$? Do you think they are worth the price for sound improvements over a cheap Little Dot MK2 with Voshkod tubes?
I was quite surprised at how big of a jump the Bottlehead Crack was from the DarkVoice 336SE. I never tried the Little Dot Mk2, but I imagine it's on a similar tier to the DV.
The Crack is a phenomenal amp, especially with the Speedball upgrade. It's a fantastic project that only requires a soldering station and maybe a strap for gluing the wood. I modified the hell out of mine (choke filter, output caps, etc) but the forums and instructions are outstanding. If you have zero soldering/electronics experience, it might take a couple of hours a day for a week.
What are your recommendations regarding headphone tube amps (or dac/amp) under 1000$? Do you think they are worth the price for sound improvements over a cheap Little Dot MK2 with Voshkod tubes?
• For high-impedance dynamic-driver headphones, Eufonika (in Poland) makes very good / excellent tube headphone amplifiers.
• Any question pertaining to being ‘worth the price’ can only be answered for you by you.
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