Another very good sounding headphone amp is the Mapletree Audio Designs, of which there are several variants. They are an especially synergistic match with the Grado RS-1's, but sound good with various Sennheisers and the AKG 701's in my experience.
Lloyd Peppard is coming out with a special edition (using tube rectification and EL-84 tubes, I believe), which is being issued this spring.
Again, you can get a variety of user experiences concerning this amp/phones at head-fi.org. But the amp/Grado combination is a screaming bargain and should not break $2000 combined.
Hope this helps!
Lloyd Peppard is coming out with a special edition (using tube rectification and EL-84 tubes, I believe), which is being issued this spring.
Again, you can get a variety of user experiences concerning this amp/phones at head-fi.org. But the amp/Grado combination is a screaming bargain and should not break $2000 combined.
Hope this helps!