Tubes! They really can be a lot of fun with the right headphones. IMO, it’s certainly worth getting a decent tube amp in your set up to experiment with from time to time (if not use it as a daily driver).

For this video, I’m comparing a Bottlehead Crack with Speedball and the Schiit Valhalla 2. They are both decent amps, but the Crack just has such life to it–honestly, I love it. Really adds a new dimension to the dynamic headphones that I’ve been putting on it.

I’m no tube amp expert. For more technical information, I’d recommend check out the sites for both these amps and searching the forums for tube rolling advice.

Here’s links to stuff mentioned in the video:
Bottlehead Crack: [ Ссылка ]
Valhalla 2: [ Ссылка ]


Check out this playlist for more Amp & DAC reviews:
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Check this playlist for more open-back headphone reviews: [ Ссылка ]

Check out this playlist for more closed-back headphone reviews:
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Look down below for links to all that gear and some other recommendations.

Of course, I always recommend you take a look at the used market, below are some sites that are great for that.

Head-Fi: [ Ссылка ]
HifiGuides: [ Ссылка ]
Reddit: [ Ссылка ]
Hifi-shark: [ Ссылка ]
US AudioMart: [ Ссылка ]


Some of my favorite equipment for various niches (some links are affiliate):

Super Budget Headphone: Koss kph40: [ Ссылка ]
Need these pads for the kph40 though: [ Ссылка ]
Cheap Gaming Headphone: AD700X: [ Ссылка ]
Cheap All-Around Headphone: SHP9600: [ Ссылка ]
Entry Level DAC: Modi 3+: [ Ссылка ]
Entry Level Amp: IEMagni: [ Ссылка ]
Entry Balanced DAC: SMSL SU8: (look used)
Or Modius: [ Ссылка ]

My Main DAC: Bifrost 2: [ Ссылка ]
My Main Amp: Singxer SA-1: [ Ссылка ]
Tube Amp: Bottlehead Crack: [ Ссылка ]
Headphone #1: HE6SEv2: adorama.rfvk.net/4eydoo
Headphone #2: Focal Elex w/ Dekoni Fenestrated Sheepskin: [ Ссылка ]
Headphone #3: OG NIghthawks: (look used)
TOTL: Focal Utopia: (look used)
Gaming Headphone: HE560v4: adorama.rfvk.net/6bnGoG
Bluetooth Portable DAC/Amp: XCan: [ Ссылка ]
Wired Portable DAC/Amp: Mojo: [ Ссылка ]
TWS: Sony XM4: [ Ссылка ]

Cables:
Hart Audio Cables: [ Ссылка ]
Worlds Best RCA Interconnects: [ Ссылка ]
Worlds Best XLR Interconnects: [ Ссылка ]

Recording Gear:
Canon M50: [ Ссылка ]
Sigma 16mm 1.4: [ Ссылка ]
Maono USB Mic: [ Ссылка ]
Canon M100 (overhead): [ Ссылка ]
Canon 22mm 2.0 (overhead): [ Ссылка ]

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