For the fourth consecutive year, Linear Tube Audio’s Z10e headphone amp + integrated amp has been selected for Stereophile Magazine’s Recommended Components list.
The Z10e landed in two separate categories: Integrated Amplifiers and Headphone Amplifiers.
It’s only one of two amplifiers to be honored in two categories.
The Z10e is the only amp in the world that can power electrostatic headphones, traditional dynamic headphones, and speakers. If only there was an “electrostatic headphone amp” category…
Here are some excerpts from the listing:
The Z10e got the best from Abyss AB-1266 Phi TC, Focal Clear, and ZMF Vérité Closed dynamic headphones and excelled with STAX SR-009S and Dan Clark Voce electrostatics.
“The LTA Z10e/Susvara combo missed no beats, showed no weaknesses, and kept my head bopping...The Z10e amp displayed no hesitations, dullness, or clipping; no smoke from the tires, no engine stalling—only full-traction, high-torque engagement.”
With the Audeze CRBN headphones, the Z10e's "overall, timbre and tone were just right and satisfyingly color-saturated."
The Z10e is a reference 12-watt electrostatic headphone amp, also capable of driving any planar and standard dynamic headphones on the planet. This is an end-game product for demanding electrostatic headphone owners.
