Headphone Reviews

Description: vacuum-tube line/headphone amplifier. Tube complement: two 6DJ8s. Inputs: six line; one tape-loop. Outputs: one single-ended, amplified; one single-ended, passive; one balanced XLR. Maximum voltage gain: 18dB, single-ended; 24dB, balanced. Absolute polarity: non-inverting. Frequency response: 15Hz–200kHz –1dB. Input impedance: 52k ohms. Output impedance: 15 ohms, line; 0.5 ohm, Ç" stereo phone jack.
Dimensions: 19" W by 17" D by 3.5" H. Shipping weight: 21 lbs.
Serial number of unit tested: 51207233SHAG.
Price: $1995 (1996); no longer available (2006). Approximate number of dealers: 35.
Manufacturer: Melos Audio, Inc., 452 Lincoln Blvd., Middlesex, NJ 08846 (1996); no longer trading (2006).