I've been to a few shows as a vendor, one year we were between MBL and Steinway/ Lyndorf..... not exactly the best positioning for a brand known for value. That said many people commented on how good our room sounded but the MBL room was just incredible, it slayed every room around it, and it should be as was Lyngdorf, good stuff ! Way beyond my means though.
I was going to buy a Schiit headphone amp, and I very well just might but in the meantime I bought a $94 Massdrop O2 Headphone amp which is quite good for the money. If for no other reason than it's made in USA I am going to order one of their better HP amps to try them out. I like their business model and the fact they really try to source just about everything in the states.