The increased popularity of high-resolution digital sound sources has resulted in a growing need for high-quality sound with balanced hi-fi headphones. To meet this need, Audio-Technica is offering the AT-BHA100 balanced headphone amplifier and AT-DAC100 digital-to-analogue converter, ideal for use with hi-fi headphones such as the ATH-ADX5000, the ATH-AW Series, and the ATH-MSR7b. This compact desktop unit is compatible with Direct Stream Digital (DSD) and other high-definition formats to reproduce every detail of the original recording.

Key Features

• Hybrid system with vacuum tubes and power transistors

• Four independent preamp vacuum tubes
• Four power transistors, one for each powered amp circuit
• Four completely independent amplifier circuits
• Operational amp that highlights the superiority of vacuum tubes
• Relay switches designed specifically for vacuum tubes
• High-quality audio-grade components
• Film capacitors from WIMA and Shinyei Capacitor
• Four-layer board structure
• Gain selector switch
• Two balanced outputs
• Two 6.3 mm (1/4ʺ) unbalanced outputs
• Line-through output
• Beautiful vented design showcases the internal vacuum tubes
• Horizontal or vertical orientation for greater layout flexibility
• External AC adapter