A while ago now I was fortunate enough to preview an upcoming portable amplifier from Aune, the company that brought us the excellent and affordable T1 tube DAC / amp.
I’m both excited and nervous to publish this review. I’m nervous because I normally steer well clear of most cable reviews, but, just as was the case with the SilverPlus
The Bottlehead Mainline is the top of the line DIY headphone amplifier in Bottlehead’s range. Unlike other products in the Bottlehead range, the Mainline doesn’t have any “standard” upgrade options
The Bottlehead Single-Ended Experimenter’s (or S.E.X.) kit amplifier is the mid-level headphone amplifier in Bottlehead’s range. The S.E.X. also happens to drive speakers which is a nice piece of flexibility,
The DacAmp One is a new entry into the portable audio market from relative newcomer, Tralucent. Subscribers to this blog who’ve been with me for a while may have read
Most headphones on the market use a “traditional” driver technology referred to as dynamic drivers. These are much the same as the speakers you see in your stereo system or
After spending a lot of time with some high quality tube amplifiers, I thought it was time to revisit the world of solid state (using sound processing chips rather than
I’ve been quiet for a while here on the Passion for Sound blog due to a little personal project I’ve been working on over at Head-Fi. Some of you will
Some time ago I built the Bottlehead Crack amplifier and reviewed both the build process and the resulting sound. After thoroughly enjoying the Crack for over a year, I decided
If you’re like me and primarily use a laptop computer, you’ll know the trials of extracting great sound from your computer. In my case, the onboard sound is actually quite
