All items tagged with headphone amplifier (134)

MOTU Now Shipping M6 USB-C Audio Interface with ESS Sabre32 Ultra DAC Technology

November 7, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

MOTU Now Shipping M6 USB-C Audio Interface with ESS Sabre32 Ultra DAC Technology

A new audio interface from Cambridge, MA-based Mark of The Unicorn (MOTU), directly targeted at home and project studios, stands-out for its combination of features, specifications and design. MOTU is now shipping the M6, a new USB-C bus-powered audio interface for Mac, Windows and iOS offering audio quality, ultra-low latency, and best-in-class metering with a full-color LCD. And it features ESS Sabre32 Ultra DAC converters, including for the two headphone outputs, with independent volume control.

Creative Launches Sound Blaster X1 USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier

August 5, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Creative Launches Sound Blaster X1 USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier

Creative Technology launched the Sound Blaster X1, an updated version of its SXFI AMP introduced in 2018, offering an improved USB DAC and headphone amplifier in the same exact compact form-factor. The Sound Blaster X1 combines the company's Sound Blaster Acoustic Engine with its Super X-Fi Headphone Holography technology, one of the earliest attempts at a binaural spatial audio engine. The difference is that the Sound Blaster X1 is now targeted for all computer audio needs.

CEntrance New DACmini 2 Adds Premium Sound Quality to Streaming Sources

June 13, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

CEntrance New DACmini 2 Adds Premium Sound Quality to Streaming Sources

CEntrance, the Chicago-based boutique manufacturer of recording and audio playback solutions, announced the launch of the DACmini 2, a USB-C powered, digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and headphone amplifier. The design is a stylish desktop model designed to conveniently stack with Apple’s latest Mac mini and Mac Studio, reducing clutter and adding premium sound to modern desktops and listening rooms.

Apple Unveils New Creative Platform Mac Studio

March 8, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Apple Unveils New Creative Platform Mac Studio

Everyone knew it was coming, but hardly anyone guessed the form factor. Evolving directly from the popular Mac mini M1 and the iMac 24" M1, Apple introduced the ultimate desktop computer for creative work. The all-new Mac Studio and Studio Display are perfect at the core of any studio and are a scalable solution that starts within reasonable prices, considering the power of even the lowest level M1 Max silicon and the immense power of the newest M1 Ultra chips. Unprecedented performance and extensive connectivity in an incredibly compact design, combine with a 27-inch 5K Retina screen with a great audio system.

R&D Stories: A DSP Audio Processor at the Heart

February 24, 2022 by Al Clark

R&D Stories: A DSP Audio Processor at the Heart

This article, written by Al Clark (CEO, Danville Signal Processing), tells the story of his company’s R&D journey into the development of the dspNexus DSP Audio Processor. An interesting perspective about how the author’s experience led him to maximize the possibilities of digital audio, resulting in successfully bringing to market a dedicated DSP audio processor that could be used as a control center, a preamplifier, and a DSP engine for powered loudspeaker applications. This article was originally published in audioXpress, November 2021.

Fresh From the Bench: SPL Phonitor One d Headphone Amplifier System

February 17, 2022 by Stuart Yaniger

Fresh From the Bench: SPL Phonitor One d Headphone Amplifier System

Stuart Yaniger shares his impressions and measurements of the Phonitor One d Headphone Amplifier System, designed by SPL of Germany. This product uses the company’s unique 120V circuitry, and also features an acclaimed AKM premium USB DAC and balanced stereo line output, effectively enabling it to function as a combination DAC and preamp. An interesting design also because of its Phonitor Matrix, a unique feature designed to electronically create a crosstalk signal and generate something similar to the effect of acoustic crosstalk around our head when listening through headphones. This article was originally published in audioXpress, November 2021.

Orchard Audio Updates The PecanPi Product Line with S/PDIF Input

February 10, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Orchard Audio Updates The PecanPi Product Line with S/PDIF Input

Good news from New Jersey. Orchard Audio has updated one of its original and best-selling products, announcing the release of PecanPi DAC, Streamer, and Streamer Ultra Rev 3.0. The major update for rev 3.0 devices is the addition of a S/PDIF (coax) input, which allows the DAC to be used standalone. The rev 3.0 devices also use lower noise linear regulators and give users the option to have RCA outputs built-in. The Orchard Audio website is being updated to reflect the new models, shipping from March 2022.

Ferrum Audio Introduces ERCO High End Headphone Amplifier and DAC

February 7, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Ferrum Audio Introduces ERCO High End Headphone Amplifier and DAC

Ferrum Audio just unveiled its latest product, the third to be launched from the new brand created in 2021 by HEM, the electronics manufacturing company from Warsaw, Poland. The Ferrum ERCO is a high end USB-C DAC with balanced headphone and line level outputs, using a ESS Sabre ES9028PRO converter with support for PCM up to 32-bit/384kHz and DSD256. The name ERCO (not pronounced airco but ˈert͡so) is Esperanto for ore and was intended "to forge musical gems from its components," as the company states.

Chord Electronics Launches Mojo 2 Portable DAC/Headphone Amplifier

January 31, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Chord Electronics Launches Mojo 2 Portable DAC/Headphone Amplifier

British hifi audio brand Chord Electronics has launched Mojo 2, the replacement for the genre-defining original portable DAC/headphone amplifier for the most demanding, high-resolution music enthusiasts. Expanding the possibilities of the original, the new Mojo 2 benefits from a new lossless DSP and a new dedicated sphere and menu system to control the new DSP features. It also offers a new USB-C data input, better battery/charging, improved proprietary WTA filter, improved noise-shaper, and improved 4e Pulse Array DAC.

Questyle Audio Engineering Releases CMA Fifteen Current Mode Amplification Headphone Amp and DAC

December 1, 2021 by Joao Martins

Questyle Audio Engineering Releases CMA Fifteen Current Mode Amplification Headphone Amp and DAC

Questyle Audio Engineering, the innovative company who first transitioned the concept of current amplification from video to audio fifteen years ago via Current Mode Amplification, is commemorating the engineering achievement with the release of their evolution flagship product, the CMA Fifteen. This new headphone amplifier and DAC is the result of 3 years of research, leading Questyle to select the flagship ESS ES9038PRO, DAC, enabling the CMA Fifteen to support 32-bit/768KHz and DSD512 formats.

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