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.
FiiO's published 2026 product schedule includes the CLASS A, a fully discrete pure Class A desktop headphone amplifier rated at one watt per channel. It is among the desktop entries the company has said slipped toward summer 2026.
One watt per channel is only meaningful alongside the impedance it is delivered into, which is the number worth waiting for. Class A topology also brings heat and idle power consumption that a spec sheet rarely dwells on, real considerations for anything living on a desk.
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