At $600, SPARTAN 30 promises low distortion volume control for use with active speakers or headphones. Volume Control: An active volume control circuit with a balanced output eliminates the need for ...

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 ...

The FiiO K11 desktop headphone amplifier and DAC is an easy way to get audiophile quality from almost any computer, smartphone or tablet. Do you listen to music while you’re working away at your desk?

FiiO’s EA13 packs EL34 tubes, pure Class A power and custom output transformers for under $800. How did FiiO make it this affordable? FiiO has spent years convincing headphone listeners that ...

Focal Arche is a pre-amp/DAC, headphone amplifier with two 32-bit AK4490 DACs and two separate 1W @ 32-ohm amplifiers to power your headphones with pristine clarity. How does it sound? Read on.

Last week, we took a look at the Magni and Modi headphone amp and DAC combo from Schiit Audio. Today, we’re taking things one step further with the Asgard 3, complete with the AK4490 DAC module. It’s ...

Many music lovers who prefer to listen through headphones rather than speakers will find that their living room hi-fi system will be able to pump out audio at a decent volume level. But if you've ...

No need to beat around the bush on this one. The Schiit Magnius doesn’t really make sense for the gaming-centric audience we serve here at Shacknews. It’s not marketed for such purposes and Schiit (as ...

If you’re looking for better audio at your desk, one of the best things you can do is buy a nice pair of wired headphones and a headphone amp/DAC that can properly drive them. The advantage of wired ...

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 ...

Once a discarded relic, over the years the humble vacuum tube has been rehabilitated in the arena of specialist audio. There are plenty of tube amplifiers now being manufactured, with a popular choice ...