Ray Samuels Audio Emmeline II “B-52”

While most of us wouldn’t spend more than a thousand bucks on a decent set of headphones, there are some who wouldn’t spend anything short of Rs 10,000 to start with. In fact, they’d spend much more on a headphone amplifier and one on the wishlist has to be the big daddy of all headphone amps—the Emmeline II from Ray Samuels Audio, also nicknamed the B-52. There are two power supplies for each channel—that’s how far they go to keep interference to a minimum. This is a balanced headphone amp that can drive headphones will impedance upto 600 Ohms! The price is said to be around $2,495 or Rs 1 Lakh. The B-52 is a bomber alright—for your wallet.