Solid AMPs
New desktop solid-state amplifiers. Output power into a stated impedance is the number that decides what they can actually drive.
MASS-Kobo brings the $20,000 Model 491 monoblock headphone amplifier to London
Hand-built to order in Shizuoka, the Model 491 runs twin balanced monoblocks with independent left and right supplies, rated at 3.5 watts per channel into 32 ohms.
Luxsin shows the B9, an R2R desktop amplifier with per-headphone EQ profiles
Shown at CanJam London as an engineering sample, the B9 pairs a discrete R2R DAC with six watts of headphone output and a stored correction profile per headphone, at around $1,500.
FiiO's JadeAudio GIGAS 1 is a $49.99 desktop amplifier aimed at cheap planars
A Class AB discrete design rated at 4,600 mW per channel balanced, built specifically to drive entry-level planar headphones, at $49.99.
FiiO details the CLASS A, a fully discrete one-watt desktop amplifier
A fully discrete, pure Class A design rated at one watt per channel, part of a 2026 desktop roadmap FiiO has been publishing openly, and one of several entries pushed to summer.
These are announcements, not verdicts. Nothing here is measured until a unit reaches the rig. For tested solid amps, see Solid AMPs reviews. Back to all new releases.