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Headphone Amplifiers

Product Information

Headphone Amplifiers & Combination Components

Headphone Cabling :

Audio Art Cabling - HPX1-SE

Comprehensive Review for HD800S & Audeze

"Rock Your Man-Cave"

 

 Metrum Acoustics Amethyst

NOS DAC - Amplifier

Amethyst side on

$2,195.00 DAC TWO

$2,585 DAC 3 upgrade

  

M2Tech

"MARLEY MKII Rev.b" 

It's not just one ... but two products ... 'Best of the Best' for 2022.

Rock-Stars Nash & Marley Rev.b MKII both Star ... in the Awards.

"Young MKIV in Japan"

Young includes Headphone output.

2022 Rock-Star 'Editor's' Choice Hat Trick :

"YOUNG MKIV Rev.b & VAN DER GRAAF MKII"

"MARLEY Rev.b MKII" 

DiDiT DAC212SE

Dac212se i2s

Sold out. A combined Dac/Preamp/Headphone Amp for an all-in-one Reference set-up. Can recommend Oppo & Audioquest phones in particular.

New model available end of year ... $7,995. Refer Product page for details :

"DiDiT High-End DAC212SE"

Exhibiting at the Melbourne International HiFi Show October 2019 Pre-production model DAC212SEII will feature. Offering more to Headphone enthusiasts - it features twin Headphone outputs. If putting Headphones head-to-head ... a great way to make accurate comparisons. One further benefit (not normally found) ... it enables programmable separate left and right channel output to your Reference Headphones ... for Critical high performance listening.

It's a Music Server too ... for an all-in Integrated Design.

DAC212SEII AMP212 snip

Forthcoming DAC212SEII + HYPER-AMP212 :

Headphone Amplifiers

Product Specifications

  • Inputs : 2 x Single-Ended (RCA), Balanced (XLR) trigger (3.5mm jack)

    Outputs : Headphones Single-Ended (jack 6.35mm), Balanced (4-pole XLR)

    Tape out : (RCA)

    Preamp out : (RCA) trigger (jack 3.5mm)

    Sensitivity : 1.1Vrms 5V (trigger)

    Input Impedance : 47 kOhms (Single-Ended), 20 kOhms (Balanced)

    Output impedance : Lo-Z/10 Ohms, 47 Ohms (selectable)

    Signal-to-Noise Ratio : 115dBA (Single-Ended), 118dBA (Balanced)

    THD+N : 0.0008% @ 9Vrms out on 8 Ohms

    Output Voltage Before Clipping : 9Vrms (8 Ohms, Lo-Z), 10Vrms (300 Ohms, Lo-Z)

    Tone Controls : +/-12dB in 1dB steps

    Muting : -20dB

    Supply voltage : 15VDC or +15/-15/+5VDC

    Power Consumption : 33W (9Vrms on 8 Ohms Single-Ended), 0.5W (standby)

    Size : 200 x 200 x 50mm (wxdxh)

    Weight : Net 2Kg (including ancillaries)

    Gross : 2.5Kg

Headphone Amplifiers

Product Reviews

M2Tech Marley MKII :

March 2020 : Use Chrome for Translation

"Its features, starting with the adjustable output resistance, through the balance setting, to sound adjustment using the equalizer - make the Marley the ideal partner for all conceivable Headphones. But even without the sound-influencing measures ... the Marley plays rousing music in love with detail ... so that the adjustment options are only the crowning glory".

Lite Germany logo

January 2020 :

"I recommended Marley II, especially if you already have a decent DAC and top-tier Headphones".

Earmass logo

November 2019 : 

"There is only one thing left to mention - the cost. Well the Marley in the price list is 2134 €. Although a fair amount ... this has extreme longevity and the fact that it sonically pulverizes various headphone Amps over 10K".

Estatica logo

September 2019 :

Approx Translation.

“A product capable of fighting at the top of the category which, thanks to the "Two-Unit" formula, allows the purchase as a successive upgrade i.e. the Power Supply … will prove indispensable to reaching the highest quality performance summit“.

Suono Magazin Italy logo