{"id":166285,"date":"2023-07-30T16:17:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T15:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=166285"},"modified":"2023-07-30T16:17:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T15:17:47","slug":"hifiman-goldenwave-prelude-reference-headphone-amplifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/hifiman-goldenwave-prelude-reference-headphone-amplifier\/","title":{"rendered":"HIFIMAN Goldenwave Prelude: Reference Headphone Amplifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HIFIMAN has unveiled the new fully balanced\u00a0, discrete, pure Class A Goldenwave Prelude headphone amplifier, the result of HIFIMAN&#8217;s acquisition of the Goldenwave brand in\u00a0early\u00a02023\u00a0.\u00a0The manufacturer positions the Goldenwave Prelude as a reference headphone amplifier.<\/p>\n<p>The Goldenwave Prelude Headphone Amplifier is designed for personal audio enthusiasts looking for headphone sound that rivals the quality of full-size audiophile systems.\u00a0Pure Class A amplifier output stages use MOSFETs capable of delivering high output current.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/182_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The amplifier circuit is built entirely on discrete elements, that is, it uses separate components, not integrated circuits.\u00a0The amplifier incorporates precision single-ended to balanced signal conversion circuitry, allowing the use of both unbalanced RCA inputs and balanced XLR inputs to fully realize the potential of the Goldenwave Prelude&#8217;s balanced circuitry.<\/p>\n<p>Specially designed for the Prelude, a powerful and low-noise toroidal transformer provides clean and stable power to all headphone amplifier subsystems, helping to improve sound quality.\u00a0The body of the amplifier is made from a single piece of billet aluminum, which helps to compensate for vibrations and resonances that can degrade sound quality.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/183_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The HIFIMAN Goldenwave Prelude\u00a0Headphone Amplifier\u00a0is now available for a suggested retail price of\u00a0$2,499\u00a0.<\/p>\n<h3>Main Specifications of HIFIMAN Goldenwave Prelude Headphone Amplifier:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Frequency response:\u00a020Hz &#8211; 50kHz (+-1dB)<\/li>\n<li>Output power:\u00a010W (32\u03a9), 6W (64\u03a9), 2.5W (150\u03a9), 1W (300\u03a9), 560mW (600\u03a9)<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions (W\u00a0x\u00a0H\u00a0x\u00a0D):\u00a0\u00a0330 x 56 mm x 260 mm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HIFIMAN has unveiled the new fully balanced\u00a0, discrete, pure Class A Goldenwave Prelude headphone amplifier, the result of HIFIMAN&#8217;s acquisition of the Goldenwave brand in\u00a0early\u00a02023\u00a0.\u00a0The manufacturer positions the Goldenwave Prelude as a reference headphone amplifier. The Goldenwave Prelude Headphone Amplifier is designed for personal audio enthusiasts looking for headphone sound that rivals the quality of [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/hifiman-goldenwave-prelude-reference-headphone-amplifier\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":166289,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-166285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hi-fi","tag-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}