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Cute II BATTERY
Headphone Amplifier
The Class Leader In Premium, Portable Headphone Amps!
The Cute II BATTERY is a high end headphone amp that compliments any digital front end. Connect it directly to your CD player, laptop, iPod, MP3 player or other portable device and experience detailed, dynamic sound. The Battery Cute can be combined with the Fubar II USB DAC for awesome sound from your PC or Mac. Perfect for Audiophiles on the go, the Battery Cute is powered by rechargeable NiMH batteries for up to 10 hours of listening pleasure on a single charge. It can also be powered by the included 100 - 240Vac auto switching power supply.
Portable and Versatile
The Cute II BATTERY is optimized for a wide range of load impedances, suitable to most headphones from the Etymotic ER4P (27 ohm) to the AKG K240DF (600 ohm). The high bandwidth, extreme low noise design (lower than -110db) yields greater than 105 dB of dynamic range and exceeds the capabilities of the human ear, ensuring it can handle even the most difficult headphones.
Two gain settings, selectable by a convenient rear panel switch, allow for quick and easy optimization for high or low efficiency headphones. To satisfy us tweakers, the Battery Cute features user changeable OPamps and a Shunt/Series type volume control. Other features include Short Circuit and Thermal protection.
The Cute II BATTERY is Built to Last
No cheap plastic here! The Cute II BATTERY is manufactured with a solid aluminum chassis and features an anodized aluminum face plate in you choice of red, blue, violet, or gray. The volume knob is also machined from solid aluminum for a high quality look and feel.
| Headphone Matching Table | |||
| Headphone | Impedance (ohms) | Cute Output (mW) | Sound Level (dB) |
| AKG 240DF |
600 |
60 | 106 |
| Sennheiser HD600 | 300 | 120 | 118 |
| AKG 501/401 | 120 | 300 | 119 |
| AKG K270S | 75 | 480 | 119 |
| Grado SR60/80 | 32 | 320 | 121 |
| Specifications: | |
| Circuit Design: | OPA2227 for main amplifier, current boosters NPN/PNP power transistors |
| Class | Class AB / DC amplifier, coupling capacitor less |
| Output Resistance: | Extra low output resistance (Zo < 0.05 ohms),high current capacity |
| Frequency Response: | 6Hz~300Khz ,-1dB at 32 ohms loading, very low noise -110dB (A) |
| Max. output: | 6Vrms external gain control switch |
| Headphone Impedance: | 8 - 600 Ohms (See headphone matching chart for additional information) |
| Battery Specifications | 2 X 9V, 200maH NiMH (Appox.10hours playing time from fully charged) |
| Size: | Size: 11cm/4.3in(L) x 8cm/3.2in(W) x 5cm/2.0in(H) |
| Weight: | 550g / 19.4oz |
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Package includes: Cute II BATTERY Headphone Amp, 100 – 240V Auto-switching power supply, hex key, and user manual.

