All items tagged with headphone amplifier (128)
Sony Expands Hi-Res Audio Options with New Products on its Signature Series
September 6, 2018 by Joao Martins

Sony Expands Hi-Res Audio Options with New Products on its Signature Series

During IFA 2018, Sony expanded its audio catalog with several new top of the range products in its Signature Series. Deserving all the possible attention are the new IER-Z1R in-ear headphones and DMP-Z1 digital music player. These products harness decades of audio expertise, proudly showcasing Sony’s relentless lifetime pursuit for excellence, which they often miss. These new Signature Series products are ambitious, expensive and will certainly please a very specific crowd devoted to Hi-Res Audio and DSD file collecting.
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Chord Electronics Hugo TT 2 DAC and Headphone Amplifier Unveiled at High End 2018
May 18, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Chord Electronics Hugo TT 2 DAC and Headphone Amplifier Unveiled at High End 2018

It was one of the most well-attended press conferences in the first day of the High End Munich 2018 show, and for a good reason. Chord Electronics had already teased the market with the announcement that it would introduce a successor for the powerful and versatile Hugo Table-Top (TT) launched in 2015. With the new Hugo TT 2, the design received an extensive upgrade inside and out, achieving even better performance and value, since it can now be used with more headphones, and even to power loudspeakers!
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AKM Develops New 32-bit D/A Converter with Headphone Amplifier and DSD Support
May 14, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

AKM Develops New 32-bit D/A Converter with Headphone Amplifier and DSD Support

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has developed a 32-bit stereo D/A converter with headphone amplifier, the AK4377, enabling playback of DSD sound sources in smartphones or portable music players. The new advanced stereo D/A converter uses AKM's Velvet Sound architecture, delivering improved audio performance with a THD+N of -109dB, and offers support for DSD inputs up to DSD256.
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Benchmark Introduces new HPA4 Headphone and Line Amplifier Featuring THX AAA Technology
April 9, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Benchmark Introduces new HPA4 Headphone and Line Amplifier Featuring THX AAA Technology

Benchmark Media Systems, introduced their new HPA4 headphone and line amplifier at CanJam Global SoCal, (LA, April 7-8) and will be showing it again at Axpona (Chicago, April 13-15.) where Benchmark will be conducting personal listening demonstrations. For this new development, Benchmark partnered with THX in order to incorporate the THX Achromatic Audio Amplifier (AAA) technology, which Benchmark had already explored for its flagship AHB2 power amplifier.
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Schiit Audio Introduces Lyr 3 Modular Hybrid Headamp/Preamp
March 22, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Schiit Audio Introduces Lyr 3 Modular Hybrid Headamp/Preamp

Schiit Audio announced the introduction of its third-generation Lyr headphone amp/preamp. Using Schiit’s new Coherence hybrid single-tube/solid state architecture, new Continuity constant-transconductance output stage, the same modular design as Jotunheim, Lyr 3 is available now at schiit.com, starting at $499. The company also announced the availability of a Multibit DAC card for the Jotunheim and Lyr 3, creating the first all-in-one Multibit DAC/ balanced headamp+preamp.
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A Hybrid Tube/MOSFET Headphone Amplifier
March 12, 2018 by Erno Borbely

A Hybrid Tube/MOSFET Headphone Amplifier

A popular hybrid amp design available for headphone use, this single-ended (SE) pure Class-A amplifier is capable of driving headphones between 32 and 600Ω, and was derived from an original tube/MOSFET line amplifier project, published by Erno Borbely in Glass Audio (1/98). Originally published in audioXpress in April 2005, this project was meanwhile extensively discussed in multiple DIY audio forums all over the world and is probably one of the most tested of Erno Borbely's designs, with multiple iterations frequently published on blogs and other publications.
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Periodic Audio Celebrates First Year at CanJam 2018 NYC
February 16, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Periodic Audio Celebrates First Year at CanJam 2018 NYC

Periodic Audio will celebrate their first anniversary at CanJam NYC 2018 (17-18 February 2018) with new product introductions and some headphone measurement education. After a highly successful first year that saw launches of their trio of in-ear monitor (IEM) headphones -the Be, Ti, and Mg - Periodic Audio returns to the Big Apple to launch the first amplifier product, the Nickel (Ni) portable amplifier, initially previewed at RMAF 2017, and which is now available at an MSRP of $299.
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Mytek Digital Now Shipping Clef Portable Hi-Fi System for Smartphones
January 15, 2018 by Joao Martins

Mytek Digital Now Shipping Clef Portable Hi-Fi System for Smartphones

At CES 2018, Mytek confirmed the shipping date for its new Clef portable DAC, which was unveiled precisely a year ago at the Las Vegas industry event. Now available for pre-order, the new Mytek Clef is an ergonomic hi-res audio headphone amplifier and DAC, offering up to 32bit/384kHz PCM, DSD 128, and 120dB of dynamic range, with driverless USB Class 2, MQA unfolding capability, plus aptX Bluetooth and AAC for improved Bluetooth audio streaming.
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Ultimate Ears Pro Sound Tap Personal Monitoring System
December 20, 2017 by Stuart Yaniger

Ultimate Ears Pro Sound Tap Personal Monitoring System

In this review, Stuart Yaniger measures the new Ultimate Ears Pro Sound Tap Personal Monitoring System, a new device created by the leading in-ear monitor (IEM) brand that enables musicians to plug in their custom or universal IEMs and turn the existing stage monitor mix into an in-ear mix. See how this easy-to-use and extremely useful in-ear DI box behaves when relaying sound. This article was originally published in audioXpress, November 2017.
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RME presents ADI-2 DAC 2-Channel DA Converter for Studio and Audio Enthusiasts
December 14, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

RME presents ADI-2 DAC 2-Channel DA Converter for Studio and Audio Enthusiasts

German manufacturer RME Audio announced its new ADI-2 DAC, a two-channel high-end digital/analog converter in a 9.5”/1HE housing, featuring outstanding audio quality and a wide range of conversion options. The new ADI-2 DAC is a further development of the renowned ADI-2 Pro AD/DA reference converter, and it is targeted at both studio professionals and audiophiles. Story updated with price info and availability information.
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