If you listen to high-quality headphones at home, you absolutely need a dedicated headphone amplifier. Head-Direct's EF5 Desktop Tube Hybrid Amp will take your headphone's sound to another level.

FiiO debuts the Jade Audio LEVEL 1 desktop amp, JT9 planar headphones, and CLASS A headphone amp at High End Vienna 2026.

Following the success of his first Kickstarter campaign, New Zealand's Martin Young of IMS Electronics has returned to the crowdfunding platform with an updated hybrid valve/tube amp he's calling the ...

FiiO is a rising force in the budget-friendly hi-fi space. And while it’s best known for its portable audio players, DACs and desktop amplifiers, the company makes several desktop speakers, too. And ...

Hardcore audiophiles are generally immune to sticker shock for high-end audio gear like $50,000 speaker-based rigs. But now you can get the same level of sound for a lot less if you build a sound ...

Yamaha adds to their acclaimed desktop amplifier line with today’s introduction of the THR30IIA Wireless, a 30-watt stereo amplifier explicitly designed for acoustic guitarists. Since they debuted the ...

Audioengine, one of the biggest names in affordable desktop hi-fi, is on a bit of a heater. In the last several months, the Texas-based audio company has come out with new-and-improved versions of ...

Sturdy silicon-like stand holds it vertically. Rad design and color choices: red, black, blue, silver. Small enough to take on vacation. Ethernet speaker cables are cutting edge, but standard banana ...

As digital music drifts farther down the audio chain into cell phones, here comes a freaky little desktop amplifier called the Nuforce Icon that’ll stop the MP3 generation in its tracks. The Icon, no ...

The Pro-Ject Stereo Box S is a tiny thing, but it's big enough to bring desktop speakers to life! Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a ...

I suspect a substantial number of people have an old pair of speakers sitting in storage: hand-me-downs from a family member, perhaps, or the remnants of a stereo of their youth. Such speakers can be ...