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HeadAmp GS-X Mini Balanced Headphone Amplifier/Pre-Amp

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The Craftsmanship

A desktop-friendly one-box configuration helps GS-X mini fit conveniently into your home or office. HeadAmp's fastidious dedication to quality, fit, and finish make it a piece that retains its beauty through its long life of service.  The characteristic colored front panels well-known from our Blue Hawaii SE and GS-X mk2 are available on GS-X mini allowing your choice of custom flourish.

The Story

Built using a special variation on our well-reviewed class-A audio circuit from the GS-X mk2 - based on the famous dual-differential design by Kevin Gilmore - the new GS-X mini is the first HeadAmp product to deliver balanced headphone drive from all audio sources, single-ended, or balanced.  This means no more compromising your headphone experience when using a single-ended source, your high-end headphones will always benefit from the speed and power of balanced drive when connected to the GS-X Mini.

Now paired with a custom discrete power supply based on the Golden Reference Low Voltage design, the Mini can out put up to 6W making the GS-X mini a great pairing with most medium-to-low sensitivity headphones, and high impedance headphones, whose sound comes alive when given balanced drive and higher power. Models like the Sennheiser HD800S, HIFIMAN HE-1000SE, Audeze LCD-5 all benefit from the clean, steady power delivery just as well as with easier to drive headphones like the Dan Clark Audio Ether series, Audeze LCD-X, and HIFIMAN Ananda. With balanced drive from any source, even single-ended ones, there's no excuse not to give your high-end headphones the power they crave, by connecting them to the new GS-X Mini.

Features

• Balanced 4-pin XLR Output

• SE 1/4" Phones Output

• Low & High Gain options

• 1 pair Single Ended RCA Input

• 1 pair 3-pin XLR Input

• 1x stereo pair RCA Outputs

• 1x stereo pair XLR Outputs

• Standalone Preamp Function

• Pre-Amp Switch: Enables Pre Outs & mutes headphones

3 Year Warranty on all Parts and Labor


Technical Specs

Headphone Output
6W @25Ω / 4W @50Ω / 2W @100Ω Balanced Output 1.5W @25Ω/ 1W @50Ω/ 500mW @100Ω SE Phones Out

Operating Voltage
100v, 110-120, or 220-240 Configurations Available

Power Consumption
25-30W

Input Impedance
10 kOhm

Volume Control
Alps RK27 Potentiometer or 24-step DACT Attenuator

Dimensions (including connectors)
(W)11" x (L)9" x  (H)2"

Weight
6 lbs

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About HeadAmp

HeadAmp builds some of the world's best headphone amplifiers like our famous Blue Hawaii SE or our new compact GS-X mini. All of our solid state amps start with new-old-stock Japanese sand which are irreplaceable for discrete solid state designs.