I have the Peachtree Audio NOVA and it does the job for me. I don't need the amp section either, but the tube (or not) headphone amp and Sabre dac is more than worth the price of the entire unit. There are reviews on Stereophile and Absolute Sound as well as many others. A listing can be found on the Peachtree site. HTH.
Headphone Amp AND good Preamp
I searched the forums and found some threads on the subject, but they were either too old or not quite on point, so I thought I would ask.
I am selling my "big rig" and intend to live on headphones and powered monitors in my study. So I need a good headphone amp, preferably tubed (for either Senn 650 or AKG 701), that is also a good preamp for powered monitors.
I like classical (symphonic and chamber) jazz (acoustic and electric) and some pop rock, etc. (in that order). Dynamics are key, as is good frequency extension at both ends. So I am thinking transformer coupled, but can be convinced otherwise.
Candidates so far are the Cayin HA-1A, Musical Fidelity X-Can V8 (if it still exists), Woo WA2 (would prefer the WA6 but it has no outputs), Mapletree + HD.
It is difficult to read anything about the preamp capabilities of these devices, so help would be appreciated.
I would thoroughly welcome recommendations in the under $1,000 range (or slightly higher), and the reasons.
Thanks so much!!!
Rush
I am selling my "big rig" and intend to live on headphones and powered monitors in my study. So I need a good headphone amp, preferably tubed (for either Senn 650 or AKG 701), that is also a good preamp for powered monitors.
I like classical (symphonic and chamber) jazz (acoustic and electric) and some pop rock, etc. (in that order). Dynamics are key, as is good frequency extension at both ends. So I am thinking transformer coupled, but can be convinced otherwise.
Candidates so far are the Cayin HA-1A, Musical Fidelity X-Can V8 (if it still exists), Woo WA2 (would prefer the WA6 but it has no outputs), Mapletree + HD.
It is difficult to read anything about the preamp capabilities of these devices, so help would be appreciated.
I would thoroughly welcome recommendations in the under $1,000 range (or slightly higher), and the reasons.
Thanks so much!!!
Rush
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