[Zbell]

I think the TA-30 would be a great amp for those headphones to give them a little softer/rounder dynamics. I believe it's classified as "hybrid" instead of "SET" with Class A output stage, but I could be wrong.

 

[Lightspeed12]

I think the TA-30 would be a great amp for those headphones to give them a little softer/rounder dynamics. I believe it's classified as "hybrid" instead of "SET" with Class A output stage, but I could be wrong.

OK thanks again for your response much appreciated.

 

[-Darkstar-]

Thanks for the in depth response, most of my headphones are plainar he1000v2, arya stealth, Ananda Stealth & audeze lcd-x.
I use astell&kern daps for all my music so I could use the volume switch on them.
Is the xduoo ta-30 a hybrid or like the wa6 2nd gen ? Thanks.

The TA-30 is a hybrid amp. With the stock tubes, it has a pretty warm sound, but it still doesn't sound like a full tube amp. I have a TA-30 and it pairs well with my Ananda's. I prefer my TH900's with my gen2 WA-7.

 

[xkatmai]

Fair anyone that's interested, my Valvo E80CC 6085 Platinum Matched pair NOS Made by Philips Heerlen Gabl. stamped, arrived today. Burning them in now, but so far they pack a punch!

nice coins.
got my TA-30 today and i just realized that whenever i have my hands cold i can easily use it to heat them up properly right away.

 

[GeorgeF89]

Does anyone know if this amp works well with the focal utopia 2022?

 

[Zbell]

Yeah I had the pairing for a bit a while back. I thought it sounded very nice, preferred it to my ss jotunheim 2. Ta-30 has plenty of power and is super clean for a tube hybrid imo. Maybe takes a bit of the edge off the very aggressive dynamics of the Utopia in a pleasant way, but ymmv.

 

[GeorgeF89]

Yeah I had the pairing for a bit a while back. I thought it sounded very nice, preferred it to my ss jotunheim 2. Ta-30 has plenty of power and is super clean for a tube hybrid imo. Maybe takes a bit of the edge off the very aggressive dynamics of the Utopia in a pleasant way, but ymmv.

Thanks for your answer!