There are plenty of tube amplifiers now being manufactured, with a popular choice being headphone amplifiers that use a tube as a gain stage followed by an op-amp as a buffer with a low impedance ...

At the extreme budget end of tube ... a headphone or speaker. The HT voltage is a relatively low 24 V, but it still manages to drive headphones acceptably. Speaker levels require a pre-amp ...

At $1,299, the iFi iDSD Diablo 2 is a potent DAC/Amp with good sound, good battery life, and a hedge against obsolescence with support... For under $11,000 build a state-of-the-art headphone system ...

The Envy Meisterwerk is a high-performance headphone amplifier that uses iconic Western Electric 300B tubes for a warm analog ...

These vintage components had a striking industrial design, featuring grey metal and orange plastic, and their transistor-based amplification was unique during a time when tube amplifiers ... it has a ...

The GA-10 is an audiophile-grade headphone amplifier that features the SEPP (single-ended push-pull) circuit with eight vacuum tubes, a linear transformer, and direct tube output. The vacuum tubes ...

First made in 1959, this is the best-selling tube amplifier of all time. Every product is carefully selected by our editors.

Defining “everyday” We define everyday audiophile headphones as pairs that sound great but are priced under $1,000 and do not need a headphone amp. These headphones should be built to last for ...

The affordable Fosi Audio DS1 is our favorite headphone amp/DAC because it has the needed connections and power output to suit most headphones. Wirecutter is the product recommendation service ...

Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio ...

Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio ...

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 ...