So I tired a bunch of amps to power my Abyss 1266 and after people at the last CanJam saying the WA33 made the headphone sound the best so I got one. One of the main requirements was power and be a tube amp.
The amps that led me down this road are:
GSX mini
ZMF Pendant
XI Audio Formula S
Vioelectric V281
Found the tube sound of the Pendant was one of my favs. So I just need bigger.
WA33 is 50lb tube amp so its got balls.
Only issue I had with the Diana v2 was bass impact it was never close to the 1266 phi tc. I saw it as it should coming from Abyss. My expectations were to high. I also was using mini with the Alps pot. Everything else was corect on the Diana.
Decided to rearrange the living room as we were getting a new cable provider. Man, I missed fibreop! Better hardware, better system options and a better picture.
Anyway, here is my hardware pic. I think this is end game for me as the money would just get stupid past these items, IMO.