Our picks for the best dedicated headphone amplifiers for audiophiles includes Apos, Feliks Audio and STAX.

If you’re wondering if a headphone amp can make your cheap wired earbuds, like Apple’s EarPods ($19), sound better — the answer is: probably not. Let’s explain. The job of a headphone amplifier is to ...

Once a discarded relic, over the years the humble vacuum tube has been rehabilitated in the arena of specialist audio. There are plenty of tube amplifiers now being manufactured, with a popular choice ...

New Mesh DAC delivers the same digital filter as the firm's flagships More than enough power for almost any headphones $199, ...

The desk-friendly tube amplifier can drive a wide variety of headphones. Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Schiit Audio — ...

The Fiio KA1 offers surprisingly good digital-to-analog audio conversion and amplification for the money. It’s solidly built and extremely small, which makes it a great everyday carry device. This ...

Monoprice’s Monolith Liquid Spark makes budget headphones sound better than ever, while the Monolith Liquid Platinum takes high-end headphones to the next level. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve ...

Fosi Audio has launched a new audiophile-grade headphone amp and DAC that's capable of driving demanding headphones without costing too much. The ZH3 is priced at £179 / $199, which seems ...

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So you’ve made the decision to buy an external headphone amplifier for your desktop setup. Awesome. It’s an easy way to make your nice pair of wired headphones sound better (because your computer’s ...

The Feliks Audio Echo Vibe is a $1,095 OTL tube headphone amp from Poland that runs hot, sounds lush, and proves you don’t need 2 watts to melt your face off. Feliks Audio positions the Echo Vibe as ...