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 ...

The stunning amp is designed for on-the-go audiophiles. Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a ...

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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 ...

We've reviewed over 700 headphones in the past 17 years, and every model in this list has been tested in accordance with both our testing process standards and our headphone-and earbuds-specific ...

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 ...

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If you're looking for a performance-first amplifier, this no-frills integrated could be the open, muscular and refined powerhouse your system needs. It goes without digital connections and even phono ...

Music and exercise go hand in hand. Whether you're searching for an extra rep or battling through a wall mid run, music has been found to lower your perceived effort during workouts, increase the ...

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 ...

The digital-to-analog converter, filtering circuits, and headphone amplifier will then all be housed in the headset near the headphones. Moving this circuitry slightly closer to the final ...

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 ...