In Reply to: Best type of amp for low impedance/high sensitivity headphones? posted by nyrocker on March 3, 2014 at 16:43:12:
Most OTL amps perform better into higher impedance loads.
What you would really want is a transformer coupled tube headphone amp with some padding at the input to get more range out of the volume control.
This is a simple modification (2 or 4 resistors) that can be added to nearly any amplifier.
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