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desktop amp/dac like jds labs available on amazon?

in what way? I know it gives you the potential for more volume but does it provide any more benefits?
Not so much volume as lack of distortion caused by clipping. A doubling of our perceived volume required 10 times the power. Less compressed recordings - such as Classical - will easily demonstrate lack of headroom in underpowered amplifiers. I can play my 620s headphones from my phone and it sounds pretty good. Next I play it through either of my DAC/Amps and it is a noticeable improvement. Not because I am cranking it up, but because I can avoid clipping distortion at similar and even higher volumes. The iFi has a feature you might like - Turbo Bass - which is their version of Loudness compensation.
 
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