Firstly, I’d like to stress that the intended use of this circuit is only one of many possible applications. Apart from the obvious usage as a headphone amplifier, the circuit can be used for a range ...

Has the Pass Labs HPA-1 finally met its match? The SparkoS Labs Aries Headphone Amplifier joins some elite company in 2022. Sometimes, little ideas become big ones. The high-end audio DIY space has ...

Dump the dongle – Fosi's new amp/DAC is made for iPhones and attaches via magnets ...

The circuit was constructed around the functionality of a Class A amplifier to create a headphone circuit. BC308 – an epitaxial planar PNP transistor used for general purpose and low noise amplifier ...

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The engineers at FiiO don’t appear to sleep. Hardly a day goes by without another product launch being announced by the audio brand. The latest is the FiiO K11 R2R – a desktop DAC and headphone ...

You likely know that your smartphone and laptop don’t have the greatest built-in DAC (digital-to-analog converter) and headphone amplifier. Thus, when you plug your wired headphones into them, they ...

When discussing the high-end Head-Fi revolution, it’s rather difficult to not include STAX in the conversation; the manufacturer has been the most important player in the electrostatic headphone ...

Hokay, so here’s the deal. I have a set of Sennheiser Momentum 4 cans. They’re bloody marvellous. Sound great, are comfy, battery lasts for ever. Yay. I also have a Bugera T5 tube amp into which I ...

If you’ve decided to invest in an audiophile-grade set of wired headphones or IEMs, you should definitely consider acquiring a headphone amp to power them. Perhaps something like Rotel’s slick new ...

Questyle’s M18i mobile headphone amp, which just debuted at CES 2025, might look like a typical dongle-style DAC/amp — it actually bears a strong resemblance to the company’s M15 DAC/amp — but it’s ...

Fi has created a reference-class DAC, high-resolution network and high-end headphone amplifier in one device, billed as iFi's ...