Huge specification. Tiny footprint. That's the pitch for the new Rotel DX-3, a compact headphone amplifier and standalone DAC that promises audiophile-grade audio for the best wired headphones – but ...

If you just want to dip your toe in the tube world, though, there’s a cheaper and more accessible way to get started. [Jenny List] shows us the way with her neat headphone amp build. The build ...

Most tube enthusiasts will instantly recognize ... It would be interesting to subject it as a headphone amplifier to a series of audio tests to evaluate the effect of a mains transformer over ...

STAX SRM-400S Electrostatic Headphone Amplifier with SR-X1 Headphones For that reason ... at the end of the model number refers to the solid-state topology of the unit. Tube models have a “t” ...

In other words, the Spark 2 is the latest example of the "software-ization" of music. Forget the old image of a studio filled ...

Designed to sit on your desktop, the xDuoo DM-01 is a combined headphone amp and DAC with tube amplification and an output of up to 1,500mW. That means it can drive headphones from 16 to 600 ohms.

Synergy has unveiled the SYN-20IR, a tube amp head with a revolutionary design ... Other features include a headphone output with volume control, an ultra-transparent series effects loop, and ...

The Vacuum tube is a part of the pre-amp of the headphones, and it warms up the signal before it gets sent to your ears. It’s not identical to the kind you’ll find in retro amps, mind you, and that ...

Vox’s amPlug3 headphone amps copy the signature sounds of their ... history of young guitarists and future legends modding ...

While some users claim the headphone amp isn’t powerful enough ... We’re also glad to see an onboard tube preamp with a 3.5mm AUX input. Conveniently, the X2’s vacuum tubes can be swapped ...