HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER/DAC COMBOS
Headphone amplifiers equipped with built-in
DACs will help you find sonic sanctuary—and stay
there. Providing an unflappable combination of
convenience, practicality, and function, they are
essential to excellent computer audio and highresolution digital performance. These devices
also drive ‘phones to their full ability, meaning you
feel more detail, experience more spaciousness,
sense more realism, and hear more dynamics.
Once you encounter the radical changes made
by going from stock to custom, you may never
want to take off your headphones again.
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AUDIOQUEST JitterBug USB Filter
A dual-function USB and data filter that has no
peer on the market, the amazingly effective and
extraordinarily affordable JitterBug dramatically
reduces the noise and ringing afflicting both the
data and power lines on USB ports. Simply inserting
the versatile JitterBug into the USB input of any
computer, laptop, DAC, receiver, streamer, or car
console/dashboard significantly minimizes jitter
and packet errors. It restores music’s warmth,
dimensions, depth, dynamics, clarity, and resolution.
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$49
AUDIOQUEST DragonFly v1.2 USB DAC
What’s not to love about DragonFly v1.2? The
updated version of the award-winning DAC/
headphone amp is enhanced with refined circuitry
between the DAC chip and analog output stage to
provide greater transparency. The DAC’s power
supply is also fortified, giving music more “grip”
and greater dynamic contrast. DragonFly delivers
brilliant sound from computer-audio files, plugs into
any USB output, and easily connects to headphones
and stereo systems.
$149
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BEAUTIFUL OUTBOARD DAC + HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER
MARANTZ HD-DAC1 DAC/Headphone Amplifier
Prepare yourself for brilliance: Marantz’s first
headphone amplifier takes personal listening
to an echelon of musical realism on par with its
Reference Series components. Equipped with
current feedback technologies from Marantz’s
Premium 11 Series, HDAM-SA2 modules, and
three-level gain control, HD-DAC1 features
enough power to drive high-impedance
headphones without breaking a sweat. The
stupendous-sounding HD-DAC1 can even
drive your amplifier or powered speakers. An
asynchronous 24-bit/192kHz USB DAC supports
up to 2x DSD and practically begs you to
stream high-resolution music directly from your
computer. A front-panel USB port and wooden
side panels top off this statement piece.
•A
synchronous 24-bit/192kHz DAC
supports up to 2x DSD
•A
mplification technologies from
Marantz Premium 11 Series
• Drives any headphone with ease
• Convenient front-panel USB port
$799
OPPO HA-1 Headphone Amplifier/DAC
A discrete Class-A balanced headphone
amplifier with an asynchronous USB DAC that
supports up to 384kHz and DSD256, tailor-made
Apple and Bluetooth connectivity, and remotecontrol app for a smidge over $1k? Oppo’s HA-1
leaves us agog. Equipped with a toroidal power
supply and the same SABRE32 Reference DAC
from Oppo’s award-winning universal players,
HA-1 also serves as a stereo preamplifier and
digital audio dock. A super-cool 4.3-inch color
display screen is the cherry on top.
$1,199
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Optical Cables
$16.95 each
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AUDIOQUEST Beetle Optical Bluetooth USB DAC
Beetle leaves us speechless. This tiny workhorse is perfect for anyone hoping
to discover how much music remains buried in streaming sites and in iTunes
files. Not only is this asynchronous USB DAC revelatory for the price, but
Beetle also includes new Streamlength® technology designed for low-jitter,
audiophile-grade Bluetooth reception. Optical, Bluetooth, or USB in, and
analog out. When you hear Beetle, you won’t believe it’s only $199.
MERIDIAN Explorer2 DAC/Headphone
Amplifier
True Meridian quality from a pocket DAC.
Explorer2 is a USB DAC, preamplifier, and
powerful headphone amplifier with exceptional
24-bit/192kHz resolution. It offers asynchronous
USB, a six-layer circuit board with audiophilegrade components, an auto-sensing headphone
input, and 192kHz-derived analog outputs. Handbuilt in the U.K., Explorer2 features rugged metal
casing with two 3.5mm jacks for headphone
listening and line-level output.
$299
$199
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