Ultra-High-Performance Headphone Amp TPA6120 as FrontEnd for Quad-303 Super-ß Triplet

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I'm not understanding your goal - TPA6120 +/-400 mA, +/-13 Vout is sufficient by itself as an output stage for the majority of dynamic headphone loads

only a few have low sensitivity, Z that requires extra Vswing, bridged output doubles V swing and would drive the Audeze LCD-2 to over 120 dB SPL

the out of production AKG K1000 and the HE-6 are 2 "audiophile" dynamic headphones that require more V than bridged +/-15 Vsupply op amps can provide

for headphones there is no reason to add discrete output unless you need high Vswing - for even the lowest sensitivity dynamic headphones you don't require the current that a triple is used for in power amps
 
at 400 mA output the TPA6120/THS6012 could drive the output Q directly for ~20 A with hfe ~50 high current BJT output Q (may need to parallel) - triple or Darlington just adds excess poles/delay in the loop

it is always helpful to give load Z, power requirement, supply V specs for amp design advice
 
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