Hardcore audiophiles are generally immune to sticker shock for high-end audio gear like $50,000 speaker-based rigs. But now you can get the same level of sound for a lot less if you build a sound ...

Fiio first rose in the audio scene thanks to its line of portable DACs and amps. It’s fitting, then, that one of its most exciting products this year is a fully balanced hybrid DAC/amp designed to ...

The single op-amp differential amplifier shown in Figure 1 is often used as an audio balanced line receiver. Obtaining high common-mode rejection is a critical requirement that requires four ...

The Hidiz XO is a complete audio system that comes ready to attach to your smartphone, tablet, laptop, or gaming PC. Inside of its tiny shell is a specialized audio processor called a DAC, or digital ...

At $1,999, Orchard Audio Valencia is a balanced desktop power amplifier designed for headphones, but powerful enough for speakers. Having just driven past an orange grove in Florida earlier this week, ...

What is the benefit of balanced output by some high-end headphone amps? <BR><BR>One is also forced to buy an after market cable with XLR jacks to connect your headphone to that amp.<BR><BR>From what ...

No need to beat around the bush on this one. The Schiit Magnius doesn’t really make sense for the gaming-centric audience we serve here at Shacknews. It’s not marketed for such purposes and Schiit (as ...

Many music lovers who prefer to listen through headphones rather than speakers will find that their living room hi-fi system will be able to pump out audio at a decent volume level. But if you've ...

This inexpensive portable DAC/headphone amp combo delivers incredible bang for the buck. Portable audio is one of the fastest-growing segments of the audio market, and for good reason. People now have ...

A pair of GaAs balanced ultra-low noise amplifiers offers a slew of benefits, including high gain and high linearity, that combine to improve the sensitivity and dynamic range of cellular ...

As the intro to this particular post, I’d like to requote a portion of September’s hands-on review of Pioneer’s XDP-02U portable audio player (the bolded emphasis is mine): Both unbalanced (complete ...