Fostex HP-V1 - Portable Vacuum Tube Headphone Amplifier

Description

• Portable Listening Amplifiers and DACs: First Look The VP-V1 from Fostex is a high performance portable vacuum-tube headphone amplifier, which amplifies the sound of line-level playback equipment, such as a portable audio player, and outputs through a dedicated headphone jack. The vacuum tube on the primary stage, coupled with the custom Fostex capacitor delivers a rich textured sound from any audio source. A Hi/Lo gain switch is provided to drive a broad selection of headphones, while the built-in Lithium-ion battery charges in 3.5 hours and provides up to 10 hours of continuous playback. The HP-V1 ships with a 3.9" / 100mm cable with 1/8" / 3.5 connectors and an AC power adapter.

Features

• Headphone amplifier uses a vacuum tube (6N16B-Q) on the primary stage and OPAMP on the secondary stage (no DAC built in)
• 2 x 3.5mm stereo mini jack inputs on front (priority) and rear to fit to any type of player unit
• Hi/Lo Gain switch to drive various type of headphones
• Approx. 10 hours continuous operation from the rechargeable Lithium Ion battery
• Coupling capacitors consist of Fostex’s original large film capacitor and electrolytic capacitor
• Easy-to-carry, light-weight design: 13.8 oz / 390.0 g
• Robust aluminium chassis
• 100mm high quality “HiFC”* stereo mini cable included

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