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FYI, there was some discussion of the Taboo here.

RME ADI-2 DAC fs - Official Thread

If you need to drive both dynamic and planar cans, then you’re going to be limited to transformer-coupled tube amplifiers (or hybrids, but that’s a different discussion). OTL amplifiers tend to be current-limited and need higher impedance than most modern planar cans exhibit. Off the top of my head … WA22 - not my personal favorite, but certainly competent as far as things of its ilk go. Don’t get too funky with tube choices. DecWare Taboo MKIV - the Taboo was built to drive the origina…