We covered Stereophile's Wes Phillip's embarrassingly gushing ramble -- excuse me, "review" -- about the Channel Islands Audio D-100 Digital Monoblock amplifiers before and he's back with the $349 VHP-1 headphone amp. A lot less gush and a lot more comparisons, the CIA VHP-1 goes up against the likes of the $399 Emmeline SR-71 and the $449 Musical Fidelity X-Can.

Interesting read if you're in the market. No clear winner in all the comparisons, but it's obvious CIAudio has another killer product on their hands.

Channel Islands Audio VHP-1 Headphone Amp [Stereophile]
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