A headphone amplifier is typically a small- or medium-sized device with one or more headphone jacks that essentially boosts the audio signal to your headphones or earphones so they can play louder. But since some devices already have a headphone jack—and those that don’t, such as the newer smartphones, have a dongle with a jack—do you really need to have a headphone amplifier? In this video, SoundStage! founder Doug Schneider asked iFi Audio’s head of global sales, Mile Roberts, that question. Watch this video to find out what Miles said.

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