Focal Arche Headphone Amplifier/DAC/Preamplifier

Focal are known principally for their transducers, both great and small. Given that fact, the Arche headphone amplifier/DAC/preamplifier/headphone stand may seem like a major departure from their usual offerings. But when you consider what can be done to tailor and optimize the sound of a headphone amplifier to a particular set of headphones, the Arche is exactly the kind of new product that a forward-thinking headphone manufacturer should be making. Priced at slightly under £2,500, the Arche is designed to be a fully-featured and flexible component, and it certainly is. With both balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA outputs the Arche …