If you just want to dip your toe in the tube world, though, there’s a cheaper and more accessible way to get started. [Jenny List] shows us the way with her neat headphone amp build. The build ...

Most tube enthusiasts will instantly recognize ... It would be interesting to subject it as a headphone amplifier to a series of audio tests to evaluate the effect of a mains transformer over ...

Do you really need a DAC that costs between $14,000 and $18,000? Bluebird Music thinks the Jadis Vacuum Tube JS5 or JS2 SL ...

Robb Report's Audio Awards name the best audiophile gear of 2025, from headphones and earbuds to speakers and turntables and ...

Vox’s amPlug3 headphone amps copy the signature sounds of their ... history of young guitarists and future legends modding ...

STAX SRM-400S Electrostatic Headphone Amplifier with SR-X1 Headphones For that reason ... It should be noted that the “s” designation at the end of the model number refers to the solid-state topology ...

Wrapped in a thick-walled aluminium chassis that registers 23kg on the scales, the SU-R1000 must surely be an old-school Class A/B beast. Right? Nope. Not by a long shot. We get our first whiff of the ...

Down the pike from Schiit Audio comes the Stjarna phono pre-amplifier. According to the now mostly Texan manufacturer, Stjarna is “an all-out, limited-production all-tube design”. We might see it as ...

The Vacuum tube is a part of the pre-amp of the headphones, and it warms up the signal before it gets sent to your ears. It’s not identical to the kind you’ll find in retro amps, mind you, and that ...

While some users claim the headphone amp isn’t powerful enough ... We’re also glad to see an onboard tube preamp with a 3.5mm AUX input. Conveniently, the X2’s vacuum tubes can be swapped ...