All items tagged with Pentaconn Connector (9)

New Luxman L-509Z Flagship Integrated Amplifier

September 22, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

New Luxman L-509Z Flagship Integrated Amplifier

Luxman continues to prepare for 2025, the company’s centennial, with a new top-of-the-line integrated amplifier. In addition to the company's trademark sound quality, the L-509Z incorporates the Luxman Integrated Feedback Engine System (LIFES1.0) in both the power amp and preamp sections. It's also the first with the Luxman Electronically Controlled Ultimate Attenuator-EX (LECUA-EX) volume control. The L-509Z integrated amplifier is available at a suggested retail price of $12,495.

Beyerdynamic Introduces Second Generation Xelento Remote and Xelento Wireless Earphones

October 13, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Beyerdynamic Introduces Second Generation Xelento Remote and Xelento Wireless Earphones

Beyerdynamic unveiled a new generation of its flagship Xelento remote and Xelento wireless in-ear headphones. Handcrafted at Beyerdynamic’s Heilbronn, Germany headquarters, the new designs are outmatched only by the attention to sound detail, spatiality, and depth, according to the company. Custom sound personalization, sweat and water resistance, and a range of output connections make Xelento a perfect partner for travel, leisure, and everything in between.

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.

CMA Audio Announces Updated Niimbus US5 and US5 Pro Headphone Amplifiers

July 26, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

CMA Audio Announces Updated Niimbus US5 and US5 Pro Headphone Amplifiers

The new Niimbus US5 Pro adds an additional balanced headphone connection. Since the 4.4mm Pentaconn connector has gained popularity as a new balanced headphone connection standard CMA Audio decided to add this feature and renamed his popular US4+ as the US5 Pro. All other features and specs remain the same. The US5 also adds the 4.4mm Pentaconn connector along with every other feature from the plus model except for the 256 step relay volume option.

Naim Launches Uniti Atom Headphone Edition

May 11, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Naim Launches Uniti Atom Headphone Edition

Increasing the options for those wanting to upgrade their music source options for high-quality headphones, Naim Audio has launched Uniti Atom Headphone Edition – a headphone-optimized version of its original Uniti Atom music streaming system. Unlike traditional headphone amplifiers and DACs, which require a separate computer or streaming device, the new Uniti Atom Headphone Edition is a fully formed music-streaming system: just add headphones.

iFi Audio Introduces ZEN CAN Fully-Balanced Analog Headphone Amplifier

August 3, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

iFi Audio Introduces ZEN CAN Fully-Balanced Analog Headphone Amplifier

British company iFi Audio is one of many manufacturers that persists in the never-ending search for the ideal headphone amplifier design and DACs, be it for improving design specifications, or establishing new price points. As iFi Audio explains, the premise for the new ZEN CAN designs was: Is it possible to make an analog headphone amp that delivers high-end performance with any type of headphones and bring it to the market under US$149? iFi thinks they CAN.

iFi Announces New Hip-DAC Portable USB DAC/Headphone Amp

February 4, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

iFi Announces New Hip-DAC Portable USB DAC/Headphone Amp

iFi announced a new model to its already extensive range of portable DAC/headphone amps with an all-new design – the Hip-DAC. Looking conveniently like a pocket flask, the new portable device features an extruded aluminum enclosure with a distinct petrol blue finish and a touch of copper, offering an extensive set of specifications to support high resolution audio (HRA) sources, while keeping an affordable price tag at just $149 USD or €159 Euros.

Rupert Neve Designs Introduces Fidelice Line of High-Fidelity Products

July 31, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Rupert Neve Designs Introduces Fidelice Line of High-Fidelity Products

Shown for the first time during the 2019 CanJam London Show, Rupert Neve Designs introduced Fidelice, a new product range for the high-fidelity audio market. The initial Fidelice product lineup includes the Precision Headphone Amplifier, Precision Phono Pre-Amplifier, and Precision Digital-to-Analog Converter. The Fidelice range was designed specifically as a response to the attention generated in the high-end segment by products such as the RNHP Precision Headphone Amplifier.

Sennheiser Introduces HDV 820 Fully Balanced Headphone Amplifier

May 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Introduces HDV 820 Fully Balanced Headphone Amplifier

At the Tokyo Headphone Festival, held from April 29-30, Sennheiser showcased the latest product in its high-end enthusiast range: the fully balanced headphone amplifier HDV 820. Building on the accomplishments of Sennheiser’s first-ever digital headphone amplifier, the acclaimed HDVD 800, the German company now designed the HDV 820 to complement its electronics with an enhanced, higher resolution and ultra low distortion option that perfectly complements its high-end headphones.