As seen from the diagram, there are only a few components; an op-amp, handfull of resistors, a potentiometer and a capacitor. Since the circuit is for only one channel, you should construct two of ...

What is a headphone amplifier? It is an amplifier circuit that is specifically designed to drive headphones rather than speakers. That might sound like a simple enough task – after all, headphones are ...

Many commercially available headphone amplifiers utilize design topologies such as Class AB, Class D and Class G and are found in the output stage of ICs such as DACs and codecs. Key criteria in ...

A headphone amplifier than can drive both planar magnetic and electrostatic headphones? The iFi iCAN Phantom has arrived for $3,749. Is it possible for one headphone amplifier to drive everything?

At $1,999, the Technics HA-507 is a pure analog headphone amplifier and preamplifier with a balanced/dual mono configuration. Although TEAC’s Reference 500 series includes UD models that combine both ...

At the extreme budget end of tube audio lie single-tube amplifiers usually using very cheap small-signal pentodes. They’ve appeared here before in various guises, and a fitting addition to those ...

Even without that striking logo, audio gear from McIntosh Labs has a look all its own, and one that's sure to stand out in any living room setup. The latest addition to the company's high-end catalog ...