Core Sound HeadLine™ Portable DAC, Headphone Amplifier and Source Selector
Core Sound HeadLine™ Portable DAC, Headphone Amplifier and Source Selector
HeadLine is the first portable, battery-powered, audiophile-quality device that combines a DAC, headphone amp and source selector. It allows you to select between three S/PDIF digital audio sources (two coaxial and one optical) and one analog Line-level source. A switch lets you select whether HeadLine functions as a Line-level DAC, headphone amplifier or both simultaneously. Unlike almost every other headphone amp on the market, it can effortlessly drive both consumer (30 Ohm) and professional (600 Ohm) headphones and in-ear monitors (IEMs). It will operate on a pair of common alkaline nine Volt "transistor radio" batteries for more than five hours. And when the batteries' voltage drops, you can continue listening while you swap them out one at a time for fresh batteries.