Sentences with phrase «headphone amp»

A headphone amp, short for headphone amplifier, is a device that boosts the volume and quality of sound signal going to your headphones. It enhances the audio listening experience by making the music or audio louder, clearer, and with improved dynamics. Full definition
Looking for the perfect headphone amp that will fit right in your pocket?
But if you really want to see what they can do a decent headphone amp goes a long way.
«Off» allows you to use an external headphone amp.
This means that high - end audio enthusiasts don't need to carry around a separate headphone amp with the Mo - Fis.
It's also our pick for best headphone amp DAC combo and comes with a 100 % money - back satisfaction guarantee.
There's also a number of other audio features, including 4K video that can be shot with 24 - bit 96KHz audio, a headphone jack with an amp that provides two times the power of a conventional headphone amp, the ability to upscale from 16 - bit to 24 - bit audio, and digital to analog conversion.
Oh, and it's also our choice for best headphone amp DAC, too.
The Yoga Book's headphone amp also surprised me.
We tested 10 top - rated headphone amp plus USB DAC combo units with a blind - listening panel using three different headphones, five laptops, an iPhone, and an iPad, following that up with lab measurements of the panelists» favorites.
One of the main reasons the Mo - Fis are so different is that they include a built - in, rechargeable headphone amp.
Activating the onboard amp produced several nuanced but important refinements to the music that you'd notice when pairing good passive headphones with a superior headphone amp.
The Amiron home are headphone amp friendly too.
Whether sitting at home and enjoying your favorite mixes through a dedicated high - end headphone amp or plugging into a great - sounding smartphone like the LG V30, serious listeners will savor the ability to bask in crystal - clear audio anywhere.
Posher than a pass to the Henley Regatta, Meridian's Explorer USB DAC and headphone amp usurps the motherboard audio in your laptop and replaces it with audio processing ripped straight from the brand's Reference product line.
The company advertises 24 hours with the noise - cancelling and built - in headphone amp off, and 8 hours with both on, which is in keeping with what we experienced in testing.
In an age where headphones reign supreme, you might be thinking it's a good idea to get a dedicated headphone amp, and you may well be right.
With on - board Bluetooth, a quality phono pre-amp, and a great headphone amp built right in, the Sprout makes an awesome centerpiece for a simple, personal listening station.
We listened to the built - in headphone amp by wiring the included audio cable directly to our Moto X Pure Edition Android phone with a pair of Thinksound On2 headphones.
Users will also find a powerful headphone amp, all ready to be connected to what HTC calls «the best Hi - Res audio certified inbox earphones yet,» a pair of earbuds with oversized drivers.
We had an especially good time using Cambridge Audio's DacMagic XS USB device, which is both an impressive compact DAC and stellar headphone amp.
You'll get all the benefits of the in - line mic, DAC, and headphone amp with none of the bulk that comes with the large over-ear headphones.
With the FiiO D3, you get our best DAC headphone amp.
The headphone amp had no problem driving my Bowers & Wilkins P7 headphones, and one of useful aspects of ZenUI is a color - tuning setting that lets you tweak the screen colors to work best with your videos.
There's a 24 - bit HiFi DAC and twice the power from the headphone amp, along with support for upscaling 16 - bit to 24 - bit audio.
There are a bunch of other neat features that will appeal to gamers: an RGB backlit keyboard with additional programmable keys, Dolby Atmos - tuned audio and a built - in headphone amp to help you pinpoint where in - game sounds are coming from, four USB 3.0 ports, 2 USB - C ports and a 20.9 mm profile.
And, they are all so low - impedance that there's no need for a headphone amp.
We tested 10 headphone amps with USB DACs and found that the AudioQuest DragonFly Red is the best value — but you probably don't need it.
But if you're getting tired of carrying large DACs and headphone amps, these are a sleek all in one option.
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From soundbars to headphone amps, here are the best gadgets to up your audio quality without breaking the bank.
No headphone amp required.
While a headphone amp will help give them a slight boost, they sound excellent coming straight off of a phone like the LG G6.
Developed in partnership with Bang & Olufsen, the Hi - Fi Plus is a 32 - bit DAC and headphone amp, which features an ES9028C2M + Sabre9602 chipset for supporting music up to 384KHz.
The new smartphone features a headphone amp which is two times more powerful than a conventional headphone amp, delivers ten times lower distortion, and converts 16 - bit to 24 - bit audio.
While we often found ourselves listening to the headphones without active noise cancelling, one thing we recommend leaving on is the built - in headphone amp.
Additionally, the headphone amp offers the ability to upscale 16 - bit to 24 - bit audio, and each speaker has its own dedicated amp as well.
Although Blue's other models also feature built - in headphone amps to power their custom drivers, the Satellite are the only ones to feature active noise canceling and Bluetooth.
As referenced above, for an extra $ 50, the iSine 20 also include a smaller version of Audeze's 24 - bit Cipher Lightning cable, which tacks on a headphone amp and DAC (digital - to - analog converter) right into the inline microphone for high - quality digital conversion, along with Audeze's own DSP blend for clarity that's beyond what your iPhone can offer alone.
Hardware used in this review included an Antelope Zodiac DAC / headphone amp, an Astell & Kern AK Jr. high - resolution audio player, an iPhone, and a Macbook.
The headphone amp is a bit of a unique beast and somewhat of a hybrid preamp and DAC.
The company mostly focuses on vacuum tube designs and they produce preamps, power amps, integrated amps, and headphone amps.
We tried the headphones with a headphone amp and the sound didn't change much, though bass impact improved slightly.
Both the Sadie and Ella can be used in three modes — a passive mode that lets the audio source drive the headphones, an «On» mode that engages the built - in headphone amp, and an «On +» mode that activates the amp as well as an analog low - frequency enhancement circuit for deeper bass.
We tested the Urbanite with our new iPhone 6, an older iPhone 4S, a prototype of the new Pono Player, and with our PC routed through various premium DAC / Headphone amps.
Most importantly, the Remix sounds great, offering tons of bass as well as a built - in headphone amp for enhancing your favorite set of cans.
To the rear is the «vamp» port — that's the headphone amp socket — alongside a USB Type - C charging port for the on - board battery, and a 3.5 mm input jack.
A headphone amp that delivers two times the power of a conventional headphone amp, the ability to upscale from 16 - bit to 24 - bit audio and high performance digital to analogue conversion combine beautifully to produce ten times lower distortion than other devices on the market, delivering an all round audio performance that can not be beaten.
The first is the LG CAM Plus, which brings some hardware camera controls — like a zoom dial, shutter button, and a video record button — and the second is a piece of hardware called the Hi - Fi Plus, which is a headphone amp supporting music up to 32 - bit / 384kHz.
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