Chord Electronics to Launch Hugo Headphone Amp and DAC
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Chord Electronics’ DAC 64, the company will be launching something very special at CES 2014. Based on their FPGA DAC technology the company will be introducing a...
View ArticleResonessence Labs Herus Headphone Amplifier with Integrated DAC
Mark Mallinson is President of Resonessence Labs and along with his brother Martin, launched the company in 2009. Prior to this Mark was the Operations Director for ESS Technology where his team was...
View ArticleOPPO Headphone Amplifier
Shortly after the successful launch of its PM-1 planar magnetic headphones, OPPO Digital has released another member of its family of personal audio products – the HA-1 headphone amplifier. The...
View ArticleHeadphone Month At Hifi Pig
August is Headphone Month here at Hifi Pig and we’ve dedicated all our hifi reviews to reviewing nothing but headphones and headphone related products. We’ve reviewed headphones from Final, Stax,...
View ArticleTisbury Audio CA-1 Reference Headphone Ampifier
Hifi Pig’s « Headphone Month » continues with Stuart and Harry Smith’s thoughts on the little Tisbury CA-1 Headphone Amplifier that is made in the UK and costs £349 Tisbury Audio are a small company...
View ArticleAudioValve Verto and RKV Mk 3 Headphone Amplifiers
« Headphone Month » at Hifi Pig continues with Janine Elliot’s review of the German AudioValve Verto and RKV Mk 3 headphone amplifiers costing £690 and £3262 respectively. I was rather surprised when...
View ArticleFocal Spirit One S Headphones
French manufacturer Focal aren’t the fist name that comes to mind when you think about headphones but perhaps they should be given Harry and Linette’s opinion on their Spirit One S headphones costing...
View ArticleEpiphany Acoustics EHP-02Di – Headphone Amplifier & USB DAC
Dan Worth continues « Headphone Month » at Hifi Pig with the a review of the Epiphany Acoustics EHP-02Di Headphone Amplifier & USB DAC So, a little while back now I got myself an Epiphany EHP-02...
View ArticleLehmann Audio Traveller Headphone Amplifier
Tame teen Harry Smith and somewhat more elderly Stuart take a listen to the Lehmann Audio Traveller Headphone Amplifier as part of Hifi PIg’s « Headphone Month » Let’s say you have bought yourself a...
View ArticleSchiit Lyr2 Pre/Headphone Amplifier and Bifrost DAC
I like Schiit’s attitude to their products and confess to using their entry level (£90 per box) Modi USB DAC and Magni headphone amp when listening none critically on my normal work desktop system....
View ArticleNew Headphone Amp From Erzetich
Slovenian company Erzetich got in touch with Hifi Pig to tell us all about their new high-end headphone amplifier, the Deimos . “Despite the rough, 19th century industrial look, with an aged linden...
View ArticleTEAC HA-50 Portable Headphone Amplifier
TEAC has introduced its HA-50 portable headphone amplifier which also sports an integrated USB DAC. The new headphone amplifier is designed to operate with laptops as well as Apple iOS devices and will...
View ArticleLH Labs Geek Out 1000 – Portable Headphone Amplifier and DAC
Following on from last month’s Headphone Special you were warned that we had even more to come… The world of audio is going crazy currently over a few things, the vinyl revival is one, computer based...
View ArticleFulla Schiit For $79
Schiit Audio has introduced Fulla, its new micro-sized DAC/headphone amp combo for use with virtually any computer. The USB-powered Fulla delivers up to 24/96 HD audio with a digital to analog...
View ArticleNew USB DAC, Headphone Amp and Preamplifier From Burson
Burson Audio has announced the introduction of the new Conductor Virtuoso USB DAC, Headphone amplifier and Preamplifier that can be used to drive headphones of desktop systems. The new Virtuoso...
View ArticleMcIntosh’s New Digital Preamplifier
McIntosh Laboratory has launched the new D150 digital preamp — a flexible DSD- and DXD-compatible digital preamp. The new D150 has been designed to offer flexibility when adding digital source...
View ArticleChord Electronics Hugo – DAC/Headphone Amplifier
At the recent Bristol Show I found myself very impressed with the new CPM2800 Amplifier from Chord Electronics driving a pair of Kef Reference One Loudspeakers. I asked the representative at the door...
View ArticlePangea Audio Unveil Hybrid Headphone Amp
Pangea Audio has announced the introduction of the HP201 Hybrid Tube Headphone Amp with 24/192 USB DAC. The HP201 is now available with an MSRP of $299.99. The Pangea Audio HP201 combines Class A...
View ArticleBurson Audio Demo Day Friday September 18th 2015
Burson Audio, manufacturer of fine USB DAC/Headphone Amplifier/Preamplifiers, Headphone Amplifiers and Stereo Amplifiers, and its subsidiary Supreme Sound Audio Components, will be running a demo day...
View ArticleAudeze “The King” Headphone Amp
Audeze is introducing new products at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, October 2nd through the 4th at the Marriott Denver Tech Center, CanJam Booth C23. It began when the Audeze team met the legendary...
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