HIFIMAN – EF-5 HEADPHONE AMP

HiFiMan EF-5: High Performance Tube Output for Almost Any Cans The HiFiMan EF-5 was created for demanding headphone listeners who want no-compromise performance at an affordable price. A two-box design, the massive power supply is isolated from the delicate signal. A dual-triode 12AU7 delivers silky smooth richness and tonal purity. The EF-5 is a must-hear. "[A headphone] amplifier with a good measure of resolution, a lively and dynamically expressive sound, and available levels of gain that can easily handle most hard-to-drive 'phones. We can't overstate the benefits of that last point so let us reiterate: the EF5 easily and gracefully drives 'phones that can cause many mid-priced headphone amps to audibly "run out of steam." Bluntly, this amp comfortably goes where many others fear to tread." - Chris Martens, Playback "Drums in particular benefited from the EF5's speed and clarity. They sounded more like drums, each whack on the tom toms was more visceral, and the snare drums' snap was far more realistic sounding. ...it's not worth investing in great headphones if you're not going to use them with a headphone amp at least as good as the EF5." - Steve Guttenberg, CNet.com