Not all amplifiers are created equal

Like most people, you probably don’t think twice about plugging your headphones directly into the headphone jack on your computer, laptop, or smartphone. For typical mobile headphones, this is acceptable, but as you move up the quality of headphones, the output from these devices simply doesn’t cut it.

If you're looking for high-quality audio and expect to be amazed, a headphone amplifier might be just what you need.

In essence, any audio amplifier is a device that takes a signal of relatively low power and reproduces it at a higher power level. We experience that higher power level as more loudness.