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 ...

This little robot has come not to enslave humanity, but to make our music sound a bit better. Designed to sit on your desktop, the xDuoo DM-01 is a combined headphone amp and DAC with tube ...

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 ...

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 ...

You’re looking at a luxury headphone here though ... that’s imminent pleasing to listen to. The Vacuum tube is a part of the pre-amp of the headphones, and it warms up the signal before ...

Rotel, distributed in Australia by Interdyn, has launched its new DX-3 headphone amplifier that offers premium digital-to-analog conversion. The DX-3’s amplifier, preamplifier and standalone DAC ...

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 ...

It's never too late to embark on new beginnings. Rotel has launched the DX-3 – the first standalone headphone amplifier in the brand's 60-plus year history. The Rotel DX-3 isn't just a headphone ...

And while its newest amp stays true to that ethos, it also marks a “first” for the storied brand. The Rotel DX-3 is the brand’s first-ever headphone amplifier. Rotel is calling the DX-3 the “ultimate ...

Audiolab’s 6000A is a popular sub-€1000 amplifier — and for good reason. It combines 50wpc into 8 Ohms with a price-appropriate DAC (with coaxial and TOSLINK inputs), a halfway decent MM phono stage ...

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 ...