Most listeners have never heard headphones at their full potential. That's because the headphone jack on the front of most components outputs a severely compromised signal. This integral headphone amplifier is normally an afterthought considered unworthy of serious design effort or expense. After all, how many consumers make purchasing decisions based on the quality of the headphone amplifier?
Audiophiles wanting a better headphone listening experience can choose an aftermarket headphone amplifier. This device will accept a line-level signal and amplify it enough to drive your headphones.
High quality headphone amplifiers have a discrete output stage (made from separate transistors) rather than an operational amplifier chip, and are fed from power supplies designed with high-end techniques and circuits. They also incorporate audiophile quality volume controls.
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Unison Research SH Headphone Amplifier
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SH Headphone Amp
Unison Research are expanding on their class-leading range of valve-based hi-fi electronics to produce their first ever dedicated headphone amplifier solution. The SH is a single-ended, two-stage full-valve headphone amplifier designed to accommodate traditional analogue and modern computer-based audio sources.
The SH began with the same basic remit as the coveted Simply Italy integrated amplifier; to produce a world-class sound from a specialised device using the best technology available. The result was a fairly simple, linear circuit that produces an output voltage which is more than capable of driving a wide range of headphones, while keeping distortion low throughout the frequency range. This allows the SH to deliver a consistent, coherent sound character when in use.
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Lehmann Audio Linear D Headphone Amplifier
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Linear D
Taking the award winning analog Design of the classic Lehmannaudio Linear headphone amp and combining it with a state of the art high resolution Sabre audio DAC by ESS of the newest generation is already off for a very good start. Additionally this DAC module with its complex and noise performance optimised four layer board utilises two digital inputs (Toslink + SPDIF) and features automatic input sensing with Toslink prioritisation. If no digital audio signal is detected the automatic input selector falls back to the analog input. For all this no input selector is needed.
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TEAC HA-P50SE (HAP50SE) Headphone Amplifier
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HA-P50SE - High-quality, portable headphone amplifier with built-in 24/96 USB DAC
FEATURES:-
•Digital input from iPhone or Android devices
•Custom iOS application TEAC HR Audio Player for iOS (free to download) offers 24-bit/96kHz high-resolution audio playback (No Apple Camera Connection Kit needed)
•High 160mW + 160mW output gain (at 32Ω load)
•Built-in BurrBrown PCM5102 high-performance D/A converter
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TEAC HA-P50 (HAP50) Portable Headphone Amplifier
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HA-P50
High quality, portable headphone amplifier with built-in 24/96 USB DAC, providing high-resolution 'go anywhere' listening from iPhone, Android and PC/Mac
A portable amplifier that's purpose-designed for high-performance headphonesThe HA-P50 is the ideal headphone amplifier for the audiophile on the go. Allows you to take that great Reference 501-grade headphone listening experience outdoors and enjoy it wherever you want to go. Packs a high-performance digital-to-analog adapter and high specification power amplifier circuit into a compact body, to bring out the very best from quality headphones.Gets high-quality sound from your iPhone or Android via USB digital input
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TEAC HA-P90SD (HAP90SD) Portable Audio Player/Headphone Amplifier
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HA-P90SD - Portable amplifier/player with high-resolution audio playback – including DSD
TEAC's HA-P90 is a high-resolution audio player and headphone amp for audiophiles on the go. A built-in microSD card slot can be loaded with high-resolution audio, up to 192kHz/24-bit or Direct Stream Digital (DSD) at 2.8MHz or 5.6MHz. A high-end Burr Brown PCM1795 converter plays audio from the card, USB input or from iOS or Android portable devices.
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TEAC HA-P5 (HAP5) Portable Headphone Amplifier
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HA-P5
Integration of High-performance and Ergonomic Design,
USB DAC/Headphone Amplifier supporting DSD 5.6 and PCM 24/192
Ergonomic and human-friendly designFrom the human-engineering point of view, the design of the HA-P5 started from the scratch. Compactness, lightweight and comfortable for human hands are keys to design, and it weighs only 182g or 6.4 oz. which is the lightest among TEAC’s portable headphone amplifiers.Delivering the finest sound on the street, as a piece of daily essentialsThe fundamental circuit design of the HA-P5 is based on the highly reputed TEAC Reference 501 series, the UD-501, a USB DAC, and the HA-501, a Headphone Amplifier. A high-performance D/A Converter PCM1795 from Burr-Brown allows the Hi-Res digital data to maximize its potential, as discrete designed push-pull circuit delivers high-quality audio signal from its 1/8" headphone jack.
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Audio-technica AT-PHA100 (ATPHA100) Portable Headphone Amplifier/DAC
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AT-PHA100
Portable Headphone Amplifier
•Built-in USB digital-to-analogue converter
•High-Resolution Audio compatible
•Compatible with PCM 384 kHz/32 bit and high fidelity DSD sources
•Analogue and digital inputs
•Five-stage sampling indicator for digital input
•Up to 14 hours battery life
•NJR MUSES 8832 pre-amp delivers rich, powerful sound from low to high frequencies
•DAC ESS ES9018K2M circuit samples 384kHz/32-bit PCM, and DSD audio sources at 2.8/5.6MHz
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Quad PA-One (PAOONE) Headphone Amplifier
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PA-One
The QUAD PA-One is a highly versatile, user-friendly headphone and pre amplifier. It combines classic quad valve topology with a modern selection of digital inputs and outputs for low and high impedance headphones too. With classic QUAD styling and a life-like sound quality, the PA-One is perfect for enjoying music personally via your laptop as well as being an integral pre-amp in a larger hi-fi system too.
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Denon DA-10 (DA10) Headphone Amplifier
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DA-10 - Portable Headphone Amplifier with USB-DAC
Denon's DA-10 portable USB-DAC and headphone amplifier delivers sonic performance on par with premium audiophile separates, in a compact package equipped with a high capacity 3200 mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery, for hours of listening enjoyment, anywhere on-the-go.
With many portable devices, the internal headphone amplifier section is most often designed for low power consumption, in order to extend battery life. While that's fine when using ordinary ear buds, with premium audiophile headphones, sonic performance suffers.
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Marantz HD-DAC1 (HDDAC1) Headphone Amplifier
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This ultra-high quality dedicated Headphone Amplifier creates simply amazing sound because it uses Current Feedback amplification technologies from Marantz’ high-end Premium 11 Series. Headphones have always added extra intensity to music. Now, with the Marantz HD-DAC1, that intensity reaches new climactic heights. Not surprisingly, this completely new product category comes with a new design, but as always with the unmistakable Marantz family resemblance – it looks new, refreshing, and different, but it is always Marantz.
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