Epiphany 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
Tag: Headphone Amplifier
Focal 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 just 179 EUR.
AudioValve 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.
Tisbury 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
Headphone 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, Sennheiser, GOJI and Audeze with more to come from HifiMan and others. As well as headphones we’ve published a headphone amplifier review of a Graham Slee […]
OPPO 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 analogue audio section of the HA-1 is a fully balanced design with an emphasis on keeping the audio signal in the analogue domain once it […]
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 reference-level. Called the new device offers “studio-master-tape sound quality, advanced connectivity and uncompromising file playback capability, all from a palm-sized player”. Hugo […]
Schiit Tube Headphone Amp – Vali
Time for a left turn into tubeland for the guys over at Schiit Audio whose Magni and Modi kit we’ve reviewed in the past. The new Vali headphone amp uses a tiny NOS JAN Raytheon pencil tubes which supply all the gain (not just an buffer!) and whilst the Vali resembles the Magni, the only thing […]
Meridian Prime Headphone Amplifier
Meridian Audio has announced the introduction of their Prime Headphone Amplifier which replays audio from both analogue and USB-based sources. The Prime Headphone Amplifier also provides a preamplifier output to drive an external audio system or active loudspeakers. The metal enclosure of the Prime headphone amplifier is a dual-skinned design of interlocking extrusions which Meridian […]
Hifi Review – AMI Musik DDH-1 DAC and Headphone Amplifier
Tom takes a listen to the AMI Musik DDH-1 DAC and headphone amplifier for his review for Hifi Pig. “The DDH-1 sells at $549 – about £340 before shipping and taxes (currently only direct from the manufacturer but local distribution deals is in the offing). This sub £500 area is a highly competitive sector in […]
Oppo Headphones and Headphone Amplifier Announced
Oppo, those of the famous DVD and BluRay players, have announced they will be launching a new Planar Magnetic Headphone (PM-1) and a headphone amplifier (HA-1). The PM-1 headphones use an FEM optimised magnet system with very high energy Neodymium magnets. The headphones magnetic system and conductor patterns are said to be optimized for maximum […]
Hifi Review – Schiit Modi USB DAC and Magni Headphone Amplifier
We’ve been keen at Hifi Pig to get hold of a couple of items from Schiit Audio for a while now as the company seem to have a good attitude, offer good service and their prices seem to be very keen indeed. We managed to get our hands on the Modi USB DAC ($99) and […]
Coffman Labs H1-A Headphone Amplifier
A while ago we ran a news item on the Coffman Labs G1-A preamp and thought you might also be interested in their new, tubed H1-A Headphone Amplifier which will debut at the Newport Audio Show in a couple weeks Externally, the H1-A has a strong family resemblance to the G1-A. The design includes variable […]