Pro-Ject Head Box S2 Black

Pro-Ject Head Box S2 Digital Black

Head Box S2 Digital is fully equipped for the demanding listener: a headphone amplifier and DAC with an ESS Sabre ESS9038 chip.Via USB it plays PCM up to 32 bit / 768 kHz and DSD up to DSD256. Optical and coaxial inputs accept up to 24/192, for a TV or CD transport. Five digital filters let you shape the sound.The front 6.3 mm headphone output delivers clean, musical sound. USB noise is double filtered. Aluminium/metal casing against vibration and interference.

359 €

Pro-Ject Head Box DS2 B Black

Head Box DS2 B is a powerful amplifier for demanding headphones, with 550 mW per channel into 33 Ω.Three current and four gain settings match it to any headphone, from in-ears to large audiophile models. The fully balanced, dual mono design converts unbalanced signals to balanced.The front panel has a balanced 4-pin XLR output and a 6.3 mm output, usable at the same time. Alps potentiometer. Made in Europe.

559 €

Musical Fidelity V90-BHA

The Musical Fidelity V90-BHA is a compact, fully balanced headphone amplifier for getting the most out of balanced headphones.Fully balancedIt accepts balanced (XLR) and single-ended (RCA) signals and automatically converts single-ended to balanced. In balanced mode it works as a true dual-mono amplifier, for better channel separation and lower noise.For every headphoneWith 22 ohm output impedance and 0.75 W per channel into 32 ohms, it suits headphones from 10 to 600 ohms. It offers a 4-pin mini XLR balanced output and a 3.5 mm jack output.BuildFront panel and casework are custom aluminium extrusions with a fine-texture crystal bead shot blast finish. Supplied with a 12 V power supply.

280 €

iFi Audio ZEN CAN 3

The iFi Audio ZEN CAN 3 is a purely analogue headphone amplifier with a fully balanced circuit and a discrete Class A output stage. With up to 2,000 mW, balanced and unbalanced outputs and 4-step gain, it comfortably drives everything from sensitive in-ears to demanding planar headphones.

249 €

Shanling ONIX Alpha Xi1

Shanling ONIX Alpha XI1Smallest and Most Affordable ONIX DACHigh-Power Portable USB DAC/AMPExcellent Sound in the Smallest PackagePair of top-of-the-line Cirrus Logic CS43198 DACs provide exquisitely clean sound, while still providing our unique sound tuning. Running in a fully balanced setup, feeding two dedicated SGM8262 headphone amplifiers, offering up to 500 mW @ 32 Ohm output power. Making ONIX XI1 into a truly powerful tiny beast, driving anything from sensitive IEMs to demanding full-size Planars.Advanced ControlONIX XI1 offers a 0.87-inch monochromatic screen for quick access to a range of settings directly on the device, without any need to dive into a companion app and compatible with an unlimited range of systems. A trio of hardware buttons then provide quick and tactile control over volume and playback.Traditional Look MinimizedEven our smallest DAC follows traditional standards of ONIX design and build quality. Deep black combined with golden yellow elements, in sturdy body combining elaborately machined aluminum, glass and smooth fake leather back.

119 €

iFi Audio Zen Air Can

DescriptionThe ZEN Air CAN is a powerful, hi-res home analogue amplifier that provides greater headphone enjoyment with any analogue source such as your PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet, streamer or TV.Amp it upThe ZEN Air CAN is an amplifier pure and simple.It simply takes an input signal from a source such as those mentioned above and creates a larger copy of the original signal before it’s sent to your headphones. Think about listening to sound with your hands over your ears and then removing them! Adding the ZEN Air CAN into your system is a little like that – back comes clarity of sound as well as volume.Lots to gain…The ZEN Air CAN comes with three gain settings so that it works well with every pair of headphones or in-ear monitors (also known as IEMs). What is gain? Gain in audio terms refers to an amplifier’s ability to increase the amplitude (size) of the signal from the source (input) to the headphones or speakers (output). More gain equals a stronger signal. You will need to adjust the gain depending on the sensitivity of the headphones or iEMs you are using. For example, highly sensitive headphones need lower gain. Play around with the settings. Trust your ears.eSpecially for youThe ZEN Air CAN has two different headphone sockets – 6.3mm single-ended and 4.4mm S-Balanced. There are basically two types of headphone – single-ended and balanced. In a nutshell, single-ended is the most common but the balanced option is often considered the better as it offers more power and control of the headphones. At iFi, we know not everyone has balanced headphones, so we’ve created our S-Balanced technology. This gives you all the benefits of a balanced connection – lower noise, less crosstalk – but without the need for balanced headphones.Sonic tailoringThe ZEN Air CAN boasts a couple of sonic tweaks, unique to iFi. XBass is analogue bass boost. In other words, it extends the bass response to suit different headphones. XSpace is an analogue headphone spatialiser. This opens up your music to give you the spaciousness of a live-concert atmosphere.TDK C0G (Class 1 ceramic) capacitors offer high stability and low losses for resonant circuit applications.Getting ever closer to the theoretical ideal of pure, frequency-constant capacitance, these capacitors reduce capacitor-induced distortion to vanishingly low levels.They are pricey but are a perfect addition to our products.Texas Instruments low-noise ICs offer great unity-gain bandwidth, very low noise and distortion, high output drive capability, Common-mode and Power Supply Rejection Ratios of over 100 dB, wide maximum-output-swing bandwidths and high slew rates.

110 €