Headphone Amplifiers

Splash out £499 on an Onkyo DAC-HA300 and you can add 24-bit/192kHz and DSD audio capability to your iOS or Android portable.

Chinese manufacturer HDTA has announced the launch of Serenade – its new "world first" hybrid DAC and headphone amplifier that is capable of supporting 32-bit/384kHz and DSD512 audio.

Audio-Technica has unveiled a high-resolution portable headphone amp, the AT-PHA100.

Exactly a year after it introduced the portable Award-winning Hugo DAC/headphone amp, Chord Electronics has now expanded the Hugo range with a better equipped desktop version.

Marantz has taken the wraps off the HD-DAC1, which is the manufacturer's first high-end headphone amplifier that features an integrated DAC and comes with amplification technologies from its own Premium 11 series on board.

Denon has announced the launch of its first audiophile portable headphone amplifier in the shape of the DA-10, a device that incorporates proprietary technology and supports high-resolution audio files up to 192kHz.

Japanese firm's first portable headphone amp with 24/96 USB digital-to-analogue converter to offer high-res audio on the go

The MHA100 is the company's first dedicated headphone amp, has two analogue and four digital inputs, and will upsample all digital sources to 32-bit/192kHz