Don’t you just love it when an audio gadget drops into your lap which is so clever, yet so obvious, that you can’t believe it didn’t exist before? Well, that’s how we felt when we first learned of the Arcam MusicBoost iPhone Headphone Amplifier + DAC. A truly stunning and innovative piece of kit which serves as both a portable DAC and a head amp… that actually fits onto your phone.
Isn’t that smart?
You see, portable hi-fi has so far only been able to go so far, as to be truly portable you have to avoid something taking up any extra space. And as is pretty obvious, any extra gubbins in your pockets are going to get in the way, and ultimately render it less and less portable. And let’s face it, if you truly value your sound, you’re going to need to have a head-amp/DAC on your person no matter where you are. Smart phones are great, but they’re still pretty limited in the sound quality department.
Up until now, the best way to get around this was by buying the slimmest, lightest headphone amp you could find, and just hope that you don’t notice the extra device. But Arcam saw this as a problem, and therefore came up with the rather nifty Arcam Music Boost.
It fits directly onto your iPhone 6 like a sleeve or a case, and everything will plug into it as normal, yet sound ten times as good as it ever did before. It sounds great, it hardly adds any more weight and you will barely notice it’s there (aside from the sound thing!). And if you’re worried about it draining your battery – don’t worry, there’s a trick there too. The MusicBoost won’t drain your battery. It will actually extend your phone’s battery life over 120% more than the standard iPhone battery. The high precision DAC and headphone amp use an integrated battery so it doesn’t drain your phone and offers greater precision and a punchy aural experience from whatever source is already available on your phone.
How cool is that?!
If you are a lucky iPhone 6 user, I think you might need one of these. Give us a shout if you have any questions, otherwise you can take a closer look at the awesome MusicBoost by clicking here. I imagine this will be taking off pretty quickly.
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I bought one of these recently and I’m afraid I don’t think it is living up to the hype I’ve read across all the hifi magazines. Worse than that, it actually reduces the volume on phone calls. I had to disconnect the device and pulg my headphones directly into my iPhone to hear my wife this morning and, believe me, her voice isn’t quiet by any standard!!