Epiphany Acoustics is the name of a new British hi-fi manufacturer making its debut with the EHP-1 headphone amplifier.
epiphany_acoustics_ehp-1 Epiphany Acoustics EHP-1
The company began from an enthusiast’s desire to create better hi-fi products at affordable prices. Founder Oliver Freeborn the more he looked at commercial hi-fi that I examined, the more he felt design and produce better quality hi-fi at a lower price, by selling direct to the public.
The EHP-1 is his first product and combines an op amp gain stage with a discrete MOSFET output stage, and operates in Class A with an output of 2+W into a 32ohm load.
A toroidal transformer chosen for its low EMI characteristics supplies the power, and high quality components are used throughout, along with an ALPs RK27 ‘Blue Velvet’ potentiometer for volume control.
The circuitboard tracks are designed to be extra thick to lower resistance and it has line inputs and outputs, as well as a single headphone socket. It also provides variable level output on phono sockets, so it can be used as a basic preamp.
The EHP-1 is available for pre-order now for £250. The first 20 orders will receive a 20 per cent reduction to £180.