Best Amp for HiFiMAN Edition XS (2026): Current Picks + Power Math
The Edition XS needs about 63 mW for loud peaks, only 2 dB more than a Sundara. The amps worth buying in October 2026, …
Oct 10, 2026
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Best Amp for Sennheiser HD 660S2 (2026): Current Picks + Power Math
The HD 660S2 ships with a 4.4mm balanced cable, and that changes which amp is the best value. Current picks from $119, …
Oct 10, 2026
Best Amplifier for Sennheiser HD 560S (2026): Do You Even Need One? The Power Math
The 120Ω HD 560S nearly works without an amp. The voltage math that proves it, when a $119 amp is still worth it, and …
Sep 20, 2026
Best Balanced Headphone Amps in 2026: The Honest Shortlist
The Magnius and THX 789 are gone. Our October 2026 balanced picks run from a ~$170 one-box to a 6 W Schiit, plus who …
Sep 20, 2026
Arcam rHead Review: Discontinued, What to Buy Instead (2026)
Arcam lists the rHead as discontinued. Who a used one still suits, what to check before paying, and the current amps …
Jul 6, 2026
Headphone Amp Reviews (2026): Every Amp We Cover, Ranked
Most of the amps we reviewed are now discontinued. Here's the October 2026 ranking: current amps first, old favourites …
Jul 6, 2026
Schiit Magni Heresy vs JDS Labs Atom Amp+ (2026): Both Replaced, So Which Now?
Both budget benchmarks are replaced: the Heresy by the $119 Magni (Unity), the Atom Amp+ by the $129 Atom Amp 2. How the …
Apr 26, 2026
Balanced vs Single-Ended Headphone Amp: Does It Actually Matter?
Balanced roughly doubles an amp's voltage swing, and that's most of the real benefit. See the SE vs balanced power of 4 …
Apr 21, 2026
JDS Labs Atom Amp+ Review: Replaced by the Atom Amp 2 (2026)
JDS Labs replaced the Atom Amp+ with the $129 Atom Amp 2, which has about 2.5 times the power. What changed, and whether …
Apr 21, 2026
Schiit Magnius Review: Discontinued, What to Buy Instead (2026)
The Schiit Magnius was a $199 balanced amp rated at 5 W. It's no longer sold. What to check on a used one, and three …
Apr 21, 2026
Do I Need a Headphone Amp? The Honest Answer (2026)
Most headphones don't need an amp, but HD 600s, 250Ω Beyers and planars do. See the voltage each of 10 popular …
Apr 6, 2026
Best Amp for AKG K712 Pro (2026): Current Picks + Power Math
AKG rates the K712 Pro at 105 dB per volt, not per milliwatt, so it needs more than its 62Ω suggests. Current amp picks …
Mar 30, 2026
Best Amp for Audio-Technica ATH-M50x (2026): Do You Need One?
The ATH-M50x needs about 0.7 V for loud peaks, so a $9 dongle already drives it. When an amp still helps, and the …
Mar 30, 2026
Best Amp for Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro and DT 1990 Pro MKII (2026)
The new DT 1990 Pro MKII is 30Ω, not 250Ω, and that changes the amp you need. Current picks for both versions, with the …
Mar 30, 2026
Best Amp for HiFiMAN Sundara (2026): Current Picks + Power Math
Does the Sundara really need a big amp? It needs about 40 mW for loud peaks. Current picks from $119 to $499, and where …
Mar 30, 2026
Best Amp for the HD 58X (and What to Buy Now It's Gone)
The HD 58X is discontinued, but owners still need an amp for it. Current picks for its 150Ω load, plus the HD 560S, HD …
Mar 30, 2026
Best Headphone Amp Under $300 in 2026
The Topping DX5 II tops our under-$300 list for October 2026. See why, plus the cheaper amps that drive an HD 600 just …
Mar 30, 2026
Tube Amp vs Solid State Headphone Amp: Which Is Better?
Tube amps suit 300Ω Sennheisers; solid state suits almost everything else. The output-impedance numbers that decide it, …
Mar 30, 2026
Best Amp for Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro (250Ω & 80Ω): 2026 Picks
The 250Ω DT 770 Pro needs 2.5 V; the 80Ω needs 1.4 V. Current amp picks for each version, the voltage math, and why …
Mar 17, 2026
Best Amp for Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro 250Ω (and 80Ω): 2026 Picks
The 250Ω DT 990 Pro needs about 2.5 V, more than any phone delivers. Current amp picks by version, the voltage math, and …
Mar 17, 2026
Best Amp for Sennheiser HD 650 / HD 6XX (2026): Current Picks + Power Math
The Magni Heresy, Asgard 3 and Jotunheim 2 are gone. Here are the amps to buy for the HD 650 and HD 6XX now, with the …
Mar 17, 2026
Best Amplifier for HiFiMAN HE400SE: Planar Pairing Guide
The HE400SE is 25Ω but current-hungry. The power math, why dongles clip, and which current amps drive it, from a pocket …
Mar 17, 2026
Best Amplifier for Sennheiser HD 600 (2026): Budget to High-End, With the Power Math
Which amps actually drive the 300Ω HD 600, and which just get loud? Current picks from a $9 dongle to OTL tubes, …
Mar 17, 2026
Best Headphone Amp Under $100 (2026): Honest Picks + the $119 Stretch
The Magni Heresy and Atom Amp+ are gone. Here's what a sub-$100 amp still buys in October 2026, and why $119–129 is the …
Mar 17, 2026
Best Headphone Amp Under $200 (2026): Current Picks, Real Specs
The Asgard 3 and THX 789 we used to recommend are discontinued. These are the amps under $200 still sold in October …
Mar 17, 2026
Drop + THX AAA 789 Review: Discontinued, What to Buy Instead (2026)
Drop closed in March 2026, so the THX AAA 789 is used-only now. What made it a benchmark, what to check on a used one, …
Mar 17, 2026
Schiit Asgard 3 Review: Discontinued, What to Buy Instead (2026)
Schiit replaced the Asgard 3 with the $399 Asgard X. What the Asgard 3 did well, what to check on a used one, and the …
Mar 17, 2026
Schiit Magni Heresy Review: Discontinued, What to Buy Instead (2026)
Schiit has retired the Magni Heresy. Here's what it did well, whether a used one is still worth it, and the $119 amp …
Mar 17, 2026