Meet the most affordable headphone amplifier for your smartphones – AQUA, the product is currently on Kickstarter and while all of its early bird packages are gone at the moment, you can still get it at a really affordable price tag at $59, which is $20 off the intended retail price and best of all, you do not need any batteries to power up the device.
The concept of AQUA is pretty simple, it has a built-in DAC and AMP that is capable of producing 24-bit 192KHz audio, it gets power from the iPhone’s lightning connector or an Android smartphone’s Micro USB port (requires OTG feature), and you will be able to plug in your heavily invested headphone to enjoy tunes from your phone. With AQUA’s stylish and portable design, you will never have to bring along that heavy amplifier you have bought and you are actually saving at least two times the price on purchasing one.
Since AQUA takes power from your smartphones, you will be of course, subjected to a shorter battery life on your smartphone and while the company has not revealed details on how much power it will draw, you should always expect that great sound quality always come with a sacrifice.
