Alex Cavalli seems to make really good sounding headphone amps. The Luxman stuff sounds pretty sublime as well.
Yet the most popular headphone amp using tubes is Woo Audio. Guys on the headfi.org site are goo-goo over it. But the Woo stuff sounds slow and syrupy to my ears, and I have tried Woo amps with pretty much every high end headphone...(And I love tube gear.)
Kind of makes me wish the really talented high end audio guys got into building headphone amps, such as Atmasphere, CAT, VAC, etc.
Anyone know of a headphone amp designer whose work gives them goose bumps?
Yet the most popular headphone amp using tubes is Woo Audio. Guys on the headfi.org site are goo-goo over it. But the Woo stuff sounds slow and syrupy to my ears, and I have tried Woo amps with pretty much every high end headphone...(And I love tube gear.)
Kind of makes me wish the really talented high end audio guys got into building headphone amps, such as Atmasphere, CAT, VAC, etc.
Anyone know of a headphone amp designer whose work gives them goose bumps?