Pharmaboy
Headphoneus Supremus
Agreed, see what sounds best to you and let us know.
Regarding amp volume, I think what you heard is true for tube amps in order to increase the gain and (desirable) distortion from the tube.
Very interesting. Had no idea tube & SS amps differed in this way.
Given the gain issues in my system (typically too much), I consider it a win when I can do headphone listening in the 10AM-12PM range on the V281's big pot...which means I can do my low-volume classical streaming on monitors/sub @~8:45AM on the pot.