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In Reply to: RE: Headphone Amp Recommendations - DIY Ok. posted by geezerrocket on November 25, 2014 at 07:40:36
A few old names come to mind (Little Dot, Bellari, Antique Sound Lab,) right off the top of my head but almost everyday it seems like another "value packed" tube headphone amp is born in Asia somewhere. Fournier on ebay used to make the HTA-1 that was "Made in the USA" but I believe that Fournier has dropped out.Ebay is good place to check, there are dozens of obscure brands listed. If you need recommendations from buyers the best place to check is at Headfi. I'd say that Headfi is composed of a much younger crowd then AA is, and it contains a much higher percentage of college age, extreme budget-minded people. When any new budget tube headphone amp comes to market, you can be sure they'll zero in on it faster than most of us can open our eyes and get out of bed in the morning.
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I hear ya.
The only thing I do fast in the morning is race to take a piss. It sounds like I'm walking on bubble wrap with all the popping and cracking - I couldn't sneak up on a deaf guy.
I'll go check head-fi.
Thanks.....
I was a vegetarian for 15 minutes, until the main course.......Meat; It's the right thing to do. Romans 14:2
The Little Dot tube amps sold on ebay seem to be highly recommended at Headfi.Here in the AA Trader, there's an older model Musical Fidelity X Can for sale, cheap. The X Can is a pretty good sounding hybrid tube amp, the only possible problem might be finding the miniature tube replacements if/when needed.
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