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HEADPHONE AMPLIFIERS Devoted to just one concern—reproducing music with premium warmth, detail, soulfulness, detail, and dynamics, and delivering it through your headphones— single-purpose headphone amplifiers claim a What are “single-purpose” headphone amplifiers? “Its sound would be praiseworthy in an amp four times its price. It’s that good!” — Chris Martens, The Absolute Sound/Hi-Fi+ sonic purity often absent from multifaceted components. With every part working in concert toward same goal, dedicated headphone amps drive ‘phones with natural ease and turn recordings into 3D experiences that come alive between your ears. If you use headphones, a headphone amplifier will enrich how you listen. FIVE-STAR iCAN RAISES THE BAR IFI micro iCAN Headphone Amplifier AMERICAN-MADE CLASS-A TUBE CIRCUIT BELLARI HA540 Tube Headphone Amplifier This Class-A design is supplied with a 12AX7 tube for the magical warmth and musicality you can only get from a tube component. Standard RCA inputs and a 1/8” mini-plug input add more versatility. We love the sound of this amp and know you will, too. This affordable headphone amplifier is like nothing else. Please don’t be fooled by the price, as micro iCAN delivers sonics and features you won’t find in competing designs. Powerful enough to drive whatever is on your head, iCAN also includes a Class A output stage, TubeState technology, XBass circuitry, and 3D HolographicSound to get the music outside of your head. Give micro iCAN an audition. This is one serious piece of kit. $285 • 3D HolographicSound® • DirectDrive® technology • XBass® adjustable enhancement •C  lass-A TubeState amplification • Powerful 400mW output MADE IN USA $299 NEW IFI nano iCAN Headphone Amplifier QUAD PA-One Tube Headphone Amplifier PA-One is all about tubes—and the inimitable sound of the pairs of 6SL7s and 6SN7s inside. Stocked with balanced, RCA, coaxial, optical, and USB inputs to match with every listening source, it also boasts two headphone outputs and USB 1.1 and 2.0 compliancy. Pleasingly warm, efficiently powerful, and wondrously simple, PA-One accommodates 192kHz and can connect directly to your computer or laptop. $ K