The market for a headphone amps has just got interesting as Blackstar Amplification unveils the BEAM SOLO, a feature-packed little unit that can do much more than make silent practice fun. Blackstar ...

German audio brand Violectric has released its latest analogue headphone amplifier, the HPA V324. Conceived as a reference-level device, the new amplifier wants to deliver powerful performance from a ...

Pro-Ject's Head Box E is a pocket-sized headphone amp that eschews integrated chips for discrete components and comes with an attractive price tag of just £89 / €119. Available later this month, it ...

Pro-Ject, one of the biggest names in budget-friendly audiophile turntables, has unveiled a micro-sized headphone amplifier named the Head Box E. According to the Austrian hi-fi maker, it’s “one of ...

If you want to improve your headphone performance without breaking the bank, Pro-Ject's new amp could be for you. The Head Box E is small enough to fit in a coat pocket, yet Pro-Ject claims it can ...

With signature FiiO power, innovative engineering and sleek aesthetic sensibility, the K15 is a full-system desktop DAC/amp built for audiophiles. I’ve always been a fan of FiiO IEM’s, and I’ve tried ...

The FiiO K15 is a desktop DAC with a 3,000mW per channel balanced headphone amp and dual AKM AK4497S DAC chips. It's considerably more affordable than the K17. It'll be available from 1 August for ...

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 ...

FiiO K17 is a cutting-edge desktop DAC and headphone amplifier designed for audiophiles seeking superior sound quality and powerful output. Packed with advanced features and state-of-the-art ...

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 ...

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 ...

Even with the widespread availability of lossless quality tracks from most major streaming services (sans Spotify), you still need a pair of wired headphones for those tracks to sound best. However ...