I almost always had preference to SS headphone amplifiers due to the reasons you've described above especially when you have a very detail oriented headphones as AKG K701.
Don't know your budget, but I bought used Consonance M20 on the way to be shipped to my home to try.
I got it for the very descent price, but functionally this headphone amp has only one input and neither bypass output nor another set of inputs.
Well, if infact it would work sonically and noisewise OK for me, I'll plan to DIY add another set of inputs or even bypass output. Otherwise -- straight-forward sell it and to Grace Design M902 as this piece can sound like tubes or even better. Very pricey though and hard to find used.
Don't know your budget, but I bought used Consonance M20 on the way to be shipped to my home to try.
I got it for the very descent price, but functionally this headphone amp has only one input and neither bypass output nor another set of inputs.
Well, if infact it would work sonically and noisewise OK for me, I'll plan to DIY add another set of inputs or even bypass output. Otherwise -- straight-forward sell it and to Grace Design M902 as this piece can sound like tubes or even better. Very pricey though and hard to find used.