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 ...

At $1,999, Orchard Audio Valencia is a balanced desktop power amplifier designed for headphones, but powerful enough for speakers. Having just driven past an orange grove in Florida earlier this week, ...

Austria's Pro-Ject Audio Systems has announced two two new affordable and fully balanced headphone amplifiers for home or ...

Monoprice’s Desktop Headphone Amplifier delivers high performance, rich features, and high value for the demanding audio enthusiast. It might be disappearing from smartphones, but plenty of home and ...

Fiio first rose in the audio scene thanks to its line of portable DACs and amps. It’s fitting, then, that one of its most exciting products this year is a fully balanced hybrid DAC/amp designed to ...

Fosi Audio ZH3 DAC/Headphone Amp/Preamp offers balanced outputs, ultra-low noise, high-res support, and replaceable op-amps for $199.99. Fosi Audio has officially unveiled the ZH3, an all-in-one ...

In a balanced op-amp circuit, the op-amp inputs see equal impedances looking into the circuit. Balanced circuits provide better performance by cancelling some input errors and have a simple R F /R I ...