Who has used the GE Jan5654W tubes, and whats your opinion on them? Everyone, let me know....

Just got back from the DC Audiofest.  Hangin' with Jack Woo, his cousin Simon and two other guys.  The show ended at 5pm, so as I was leaving to come one, (I live close to the show site), Jack took this tube out of another amp and asked if I wanted it.  USAF 596.  He is said they were old, rare...

Anyone have any recommendations for tubes? My phones are the AKG K702, Grado SR80i, and Denon D2000. I'm looking with two sets with different sound signatures. Also for a budget I'd say $50 for both sets. The type of tube would be an ecc83/12ax7

-I'm a 16 year old starting out trying to understand how i should go about spending my money. I'm not some intense producer or have plans of building some crazy studio in my basement i just make beats who also likes to record solo artist like myself and eventually bands. I have never had any...

I love the tube sound that accompanies my magnums (version 4), anyway, would love to hear from some of you guys what you guys like to use with your magnums. Feel free to include the rest of your setup, I'm just mostly curious as to what amps you folks find best accompany the magnum sound. (hence...

Hi, I am on the verge of ordering a Grace Design m903 DAC/headphone amp to drive my AKG K702 headphones. They are rated at 62 ohms with a max power rating of 200 mW. The hf amp in the m903 has an output impedance of 1.2 ohm and has a max power output of about 1.2 watts @ 50 ohm and 600 mW at...

I recently acquired a pair of Fischer Audio FA-011's and purchased an Asus xonar dgx for a cheap dac/amp that also had dolby headphone for gaming. I'm now looking for another amp to add between my xonar and the FA-011 to improve the sound quality further. I don't want to have a standalone amp...

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My budget is 200-350 euro, for a box that has both things.   I'd like one that is praised by many users, as to not buy something that might not suit my tastes.   I listen 80% classical music, 20% metal.

I don't get it. I bought a AKG 601 a couple of months back. I just got my FiiO E7 and E9, but I don't hear a difference at all, it may be even worse sounding than plugging the headphones directly into my old M2Ne Motherboard. I even have more volume by doing so. Am I missing something?  

I am going to get a receiver to drive headphones,in particular the hd598, because a dedicated amp just doesn't cut the mustard for my budget because their lack of versatility in a home environment.   If somenone could please give me a rundown on the quality of the Sony str-dh130 compared to...

I just got this amp in the mail and have run into the issue of not being able to plug my headphones and my LOD 1/4in connector at the same time. The plugs are too close together. The headphones are a recabled Grado SR80's and the LOD is a Whiplash connector and both plugs are just too big. The...

Hi all,   Just planning for the future as I don't know how long the stock tubes will last for - given my usage patterns - which are typically 8-10 hours in  3-5 hour sessions. I don't know much about tube physics/electronics/science in general to be perfectly honest. I'm probably going to...

Hi I am wondering if getting a Schiit Lyr or Valhalla(or a different headphone amp) would improve the quality of the music I am listening to now.  I like the fact that a headphone amp would have a physical volume knob(no using windows anymore) and that I could easily change headphones without...

I recently got a pair of HD650s and I need an amplifier to go with it (of course). What would be the best amplifier to go with my HD650s for under 300$?

Ladies and gentlemen!   What amps would you like to see on your desk? I'm especially interested in entry to mid level but I'd love to hear about anything exciting on the high end as well.    Eyecandy is great so post pics if you've got them : )

Hi guys   Every since the Shure 1440 came out I was instantly sucked into buying it. N i have just purchased it. I was looking into some tube amp, n came across Bottlehead Crack amp. It fit my budget perfectly. Currently i have a Dac/amp setup, a Fiio e9 n e7. I was wondering does anyone...

I've been getting some help in the official HE-400 thread, but more opinions are always good.  I have a new pair of HE-400s that I'm using with my LD MK1+ and HM-601 right now, but I and willing to spend $400 total on both an amp and DAC.  So far I've been recommended the LD 1+ as an amp but...

Hello, I'm using headphone out from AudioLab M-DAC. Will I hear improvement, when I upgrade to one from these AMPs(compare to M-DAC )? Lehmann Audio Black Cube Linear LEHMANN AUDIO - LINEAR PRO SI V200 Woo Audio 2   If so, which from these AMPs is better for HD 800 cans?

i just bougth me a new HD439 [before i hed the HD202] and the audio level [volume] im geting on my on bord pc card is very low actully lower then my iphone level so my quistion is does this volume problem will be solved with an amp or the best will be to get a beter sound card [or both?] my...

Little Dot mkiii, Little Dot i+, Bellari HA540. I'm looking to know the differences as far as sound quality. Even if you've only listened to one of these i'd like to hear your impressions on the sound. I'm open to tube rolling. Source will be FLAC or 320 kbps mp3 through foobar with an Odac...

parameters of decision:   both have similar price, so that's not the issue.   I don't like tube rolling. I need it be compatible to fit also IEM's. it needs to be as reliable as possible.   heard good praises about both, but i guess they do have different sound/flavor.    ...

Hey, just wonder say for HD600 or so do I still need an amp for if I'm connecting to an interface such as this: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/ProFire610.html  

Hello everyone,   This is my first post but I know this community has a vast amount of knowledge. I'm asking this question in hopes of tapping just a bit of that knowledge  I appreciate any help and advice in advance.   I have recently bought a new computer which includes the xonar...

Ok probably this topic been done to the nth time already. But anyway, what's your top 3 recommendation for cost no object amps to drive the HE-6 ?   Why are they your top 3 ?   Regards, Joe Ling