The Auris Euterpe is a multifunctional headphone amplifier housed in a handcrafted wooden enclosure. The Euterpe features tube input and out stages with a linear power supply and ESS sabre based digital to analogue converter.
Auris Euterpe Information:
- All-in-one amp that encompasses three key functions: a pure tube Headphone Amplifier, Pre-amp and a DAC
- Also acts as a headphone stand
- Allows you to choose between low/high impedance and customize it to your headphones
- Elegant design, with a wooden housing, takes little space on the rack
Multi-functional
An all-in-one amp can be used in many ways. Since it is multi-functional it can work like a headphone amplifier, pre-amplifier or DAC. Euterpe can work with its own integrated DAC, or you can connect it with another DAC as well. Also, its pre-out function can be used in case you want to connect it to a smaller system at your home.
A Headphone Stand
The possibility to be used as a headphone stand makes Euterpe strangely utilitarian for such a high-end piece of hardware. Your headphones fit right on top, with a shallow saddle cut into the wood, to keep the cans in place. It can take full-size headphones and won’t heat up or burn your precious cans.
Internal DAC
DAC inside can play modern sources. OTG input capability has some baseline specifics, including a decoding capability of up to DSD128, PCM max 32bit/384kHz. An XMOS USB DAC and ESS Sabre chipset represent the brain of Euterpe. The DAC quality is impressive, with beautiful details captured.
Use
Euterpe allows you to use digital sources such as PC, or mobile devices. For such an exotic piece of gear, the Euterpe is „a piece of cake” to use. There’s a master power switch on the power supply, but the main switch is built into the volume control. Just turn it fully counterclockwise to turn the power on/off. It’s as plug ’n’ play as a tube headphone amp gets.
Design
The Euterpe offers a bespoke exterior with the DAC and amp innards sandwiched between two pieces of solid wood. All of this sits on a beveled metal base. On any desk, Euterpe looks classy, dignified, and inviting. It’s the kind of equipment you just can’t wait to fiddle around with. The tubes are aligned centrally at the top of the matte black aluminum housing with good separation between the top and the sides of the wooden enclosure. They seem well protected from bumps, knocks and accidental finger touching.
Footprint
The Euterpe takes up little space on the rack. The overall dimensions of the Euterpe are 270mm (tall) x 210mm (wide) x 230mm (deep). Considering it doubles as a headphone stand you will need 5-10 cm more space to accommodate the additional height from a headphone headband.
According to the Greek Mythology, Euterpe was one of the nine Muses, the Goddess of music and a “giver of delight” and that’s exactly what Auris Audio Euterpe will bring to the audiophile community, more happiness.
