Super Head
Advanced Headphone Amplifier & Line Preamplifier
Twelve years of mastering digital audio. One decisive step into the analog domain. The SuperHEAD is not a brute-force machine — it is a refined instrument engineered to uncover what was always hidden in the music.
A Decade in the Making
Since 2012, Audiobyte has been engineering digital audio systems that strip away the veil between the recording and the listener. The SuperHUB, the SuperVOX — every product in our Super Series exists to preserve, not to impress. The SuperHEAD is the natural and inevitable conclusion of that chain: a headphone amplifier conceived with the same obsession for signal integrity, born from a family that has always believed that the shortest path between two points is also the purest one.
"We did not set out to build the most powerful headphone amplifier on the market. We set out to build the most truthful one."
This is our first dedicated headphone amplifier. It carries twelve years of accumulated knowledge — and it wears that heritage quietly, the way any well-crafted instrument should.
Design Philosophy
Refined, yet forceful.
Revealing, not flattering.
01 — Signal Path
Shortest Route. Fewest Compromises.
The SuperHEAD was designed around an obsession with simplicity in the signal path. Every
additional
component between source and ear is a potential source of coloration — a subtle smearing of
the
original intent. A shorter, more deliberate path means less opportunity for the signal to be
altered, and a greater chance that what reaches the listener is precisely what was recorded.
Active Devices Chosen for the Task. The active components in the SuperHEAD were selected on the basis of their technical parameters. The goal was not simply to find good individual devices, but to identify components whose specific technical characteristics complement one another — each contributing a distinct strength, and together forming a circuit that performs beyond what any single element could achieve in isolation.
03 — Output Array
Precision Through an Array, Not a Single Large Device.
Rather than relying on large, bulky power transistors, the SuperHEAD output stage integrates
a carefully matched array of smaller, high-precision devices working in concert. This
approach yields a more linear, better-controlled output stage — one that maintains composure
and authority across all headphone impedances, from low-impedance planars to high-impedance
dynamic drivers.
Power Is a Tool. Subtlety Is the Goal. High power output figures are easy to achieve and easy to advertise. The much harder engineering challenge is to preserve — at all volume levels — the micro-dynamics, spatial cues, and harmonic textures that transform a listening session into an experience. The SuperHEAD was cooked slowly, with care, to serve exactly that purpose.
Everything considered.
Nothing superfluous.
Touchscreen Interface
A clean, high-contrast display provides at-a-glance control — volume level, input selection, and
operational mode — without cluttering the front panel or the experience.
Rotary Encoder
Tactile, precise volume control via a custom-weighted rotary encoder. Physical interaction with
audio equipment matters — and we designed this one to feel as good as it sounds.
Dual-Mode Operation
The SuperHEAD operates with equal elegance as a dedicated headphone amplifier and as a
high-quality line preamplifier — seamlessly integrating into any analog chain.
Super Series Integration
Designed alongside the SuperHUB, SuperVOX, and SuperRACK — the SuperHEAD closes the analog loop
of the Super ecosystem with an aesthetic and electronic coherence that is unmistakably
Audiobyte.
The simplest path is the right one.
Complexity in amplifier design is often the enemy of performance. The SuperHEAD follows a deliberately minimal architecture: fewer stages, shorter traces, and components that earn their place through measured performance — not theoretical potential.
Simplified signal path — SuperHEAD headphone amplifier mode
A complete chain.
No weak links.
01. SuperHUB
02. SuperVOX
03. SuperHEAD
04. SuperRACK
Every Super Series product was designed in dialogue with the others. Dimensions are precisely matched. The aluminum finish is identical. The aesthetic language is shared. And the SuperHEAD, when seated alongside the SuperHUB and SuperVOX in the SuperRACK, completes a chain in which each component was engineered to let the others perform at their very best.
This is not a product that was designed to work with others. It was designed as part of a system — which is a meaningful difference.
Full Aluminium Chassis
Solid Block Construction
Machined from premium aluminum, the SuperHEAD chassis is CNC-milled to tolerances that eliminate
resonance and guarantee structural rigidity — a physical expression of the precision inside.
Bead-Blasted & Anodized
The surface treatment delivers a matte finish that resists fingerprints and marks — soft to the
touch, firm in character. Available in matte black and matte silver to match any listening
environment.
Form Coherence with the Super Series
The SuperHEAD shares the exact footprint and panel height of the SuperHUB and SuperVOX, making
the SuperRACK assembly a seamless, architecturally unified trio.
Technical Specifications
Numbers that tell the truth.
| Audio Performance | |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio (1 W / 32 Ω) | > 125 dB |
| THD (1 V RMS, line out) | −118 dB |
| Maximum Output (100 Ω, 1% THD) | 17 V RMS |
| Bandwidth at Gain 1 | DC – 800 kHz (−3 dB) |
| Maximum Attenuation | −90 dB |
| Gain Range | 0 – 20 dB (adjustable in 0.5 dB steps) |
| THD vs. Load & Output Power — Balanced Output | ||||||
| Load | 0.1 W | 0.25 W | 0.5 W | 1 W | 2.5 W | 5 W |
| 16 Ω | −115 dB | −113 dB | −110 dB | −106 dB | −103 dB | −100 dB |
| 32 Ω | −117 dB | −114 dB | −113 dB | −110 dB | −103 dB | −100 dB |
| 50 Ω | −117 dB | −116 dB | −112 dB | −108 dB | −100 dB | −92 dB |
| 82 Ω | −113 dB | −113 dB | −109 dB | −104 dB | −94 dB | − |
| 100 Ω | −112 dB | −112 dB | −108 dB | −102 dB | −92 dB | − |
| Connectivity | |
| Line Inputs | XLR balanced, RCA unbalanced |
| Line Outputs | XLR balanced, RCA unbalanced |
| Headphone Outputs | 4-pin XLR balanced, 4.4 mm balanced, 6.3 mm unbalanced |
| User Interface | |
| Display | IPS Capacitive Touchscreen |
| Volume Control | Precision Rotary Encoder + Touchscreen |
| Power & Mechanical | |
| Power Supply | Linear, internal |
| Power Consumption | 40 VA |
| Chassis | Full aluminium, CNC-milled, bead-blasted, anodized |
| Available Finishes | Matte Black / Matte Silver |
| Dimensions (W × D × H, incl. feet) | 300 × 290 × 60 mm |
| Weight (net) | 5.5 kg |
| Specifications subject to change without notice. All measurements taken at final production release. | |
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