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iFi audio
British audio-tech company founded in 2012 that makes home, portable and Elite-range DACs, headphone amplifiers and noise-reduction accessories such as SilentPower. Current models include the iDSD Phantom and the portable iDSD GR 2.
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Cambridge Audio
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Guangzhou FiiO Electronics, established in 2007, designs portable and desktop audio products including digital audio players, headphone amplifiers, DACs, earphones and headphones, speakers and retro products, sold worldwide through agents.
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Grado Labs
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Grado Labs is a family-owned American headphone and phono-cartridge company founded in 1953 and based in Brooklyn. Its current wired-headphone offering separates Classic and Signature families, while the cartridge range continues through Prestige, Timbre and Lineage series assembled in Brooklyn.
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JDS Labs
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US developer of headphone amplifiers and DACs that takes a measurement-led approach to signal-chain transparency, led by founder and lead engineer John Seaber. Its range runs from the Atom 2 amp and DAC to the Element IV with Core EQ, plus the Atom Phono and Synapse USB isolator.