Which headphone you are going to match it with?
T1 matches quite sell with SPL Phonitor on test
It will also do smoothly with Yamamoto, with a little bit too smooth sometimes.

Am planning to match it with the T1. I have tried the phonitor a while back but not with a T1 combo. I heard from forumers here and headfi that the T1/WA2 combo is a great match. I've also heard good things about the T1/Burson combo. Havent read or heard anything about a T1/Schiit Lyr combo.

Open up a road for the people behind you~ for example me
so we can know what combo is good and whats the combo offers

T1 Burson is a bad match trust me. I really doubted the reviews here now.
It makes the both ends edgy. Even Portatube+ is much better and smoother.

I had a short audition (15 mins) of the T1/Portatube+ combo and Burson/T1 combo....at the AV Show....was noisy so hard to get a good assessment but initial impression was the Porta/T1 combo was more to my liking...

if you like the T1/portatube combo, then don't bother with the lyr. Go with the WA2 combo or other tube amps.

It is true that T1 will match better with tubes. More smoother and palatable.
I also hooked it with yamamoto and it performs well.

then we shud try and bug @akabane, to bring his yummy unit to jaben to test it with the t1, hmmm, sounds like a plan

wala : anytime nxt month coming down kl?

No plan yet... I might have to travel to foreign soon though...

tested today galaxy s3 to drive the dt770 250 ohm, sounds quite decent, actually quite good, didnt expect it, was thinking of maybe like mobile phones will give quite weak power, s3 made me change my mind, you should try it, people with s3 and dt770pro 250 ohm

The new ipad also has some good sounding...

Lol volumes at 80% for ipad to power my dt880 250ohm isnt exactly what i had in mind of proper pairing...sounds abit flat

If compare the sound quality gs3 to your sansa clip which one you like most?

hvnt done the comparison, later maybe

i don't think the T1 + Burson 160 / Soloist is that bad a match. the Burson amp lacks a little body, making the T1 sounds a little thinnish but if you're looking for a very clean and precise sound, the 160 or soloist will give you that precision and it wouldn't be dry by any means.

If T1 pairs well with Tubes, I guess maybe T70 too? Tryin to find a "value" tube for my T70 as well. Tired of driving it straight out of Dacport LX.

Dry isn't the word, but since the 160 is a no-nonsense amp and the T1 can easily be harsh and metallic, the burson makes the T1 very very harsh indeed.

I did try the T1s with a DNA Sonett and they were pretty much on par with the worlds top dynamic headphones with that combo.

The difference and synergy of amps sometimes can be a hair's breadth apart, and sometimes its due to psycho-acoustics, or even individual emotions.

if you are looking for the tube sound, most beyers do pretty well with tube amps.

for value, can consider bravo tube amps, they serve as a "not bad" option

I was kinda avoiding tubes because I wonder if they sound like "distorted". And it's a totally different kind of amp to me, rendering me not knowing where to start. Maybe getting bravo or other cheaper alternatives will help. Tubes...Tubes...Heard they make audiophile recordings "shine"!