Want to give your workstation an audio boost? Get a headphone amplifier. They’re simple to use, affordable and damn cool. A desktop DAC/amp is a simple and (sometimes) affordable component that ...

If you’re wondering if a headphone amp can make your cheap wired earbuds, like Apple’s EarPods ($19), sound better — the answer is: probably not. Let’s explain. The job of a headphone amplifier is to ...

A D/A converter and headphone amplifier in one box. In lieu of connecting headphones to the analog audio-out headphone jack found on every computer and mobile device, the DAC/headphone amp provides ...

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 ...

The Apos x Community Gremlin is a compact fully balanced Class A hybrid amp that delivers impressive warmth, tube rolling flexibility, and big performance for the price.

Creative has made a DAC/headphone amp that’s quite good for the price, but you should ignore its Windows/Mac software-driven special features unless you have a lot of patience and persistence.

If you use a pair of portable headphones, or even budget headphones, you could probably do with a decent amplifier. But if your favorite way of listening involves music on the go, it’s got to go with ...

What for a mobile DAC/headphone amp? The proliferation of truly mobile audio devices (post-Walkman/Discman), starting with the iPod, has made music-on-the-go a new norm, something taken for granted.

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