It's time for the fourth annual St. Louis Area Spring Head-Fi Meet! JDS Labs will once again be hosting the meet at our office across the river in Collinsville, IL. If you plan on attending, please post on the thread with any gear and shoot me a PM if you need table space so we can ensure the...

Hello, everyone. My name is John, better known as JDS of JDS Labs. Big Jude graciously setup this blog over the weekend to serve as an outlet for my random posts and articles (new and old), which are currently scattered across the audio community. There's not much audio to see in this post, but...

Just a teaser pic so far.. https://www.jdslabs.com/?the_element

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  JDS Labs, leading US designer and manufacturer of high-performance headphone amplifiers and DACs, is proud to reveal 4 new products today.   After receiving high praise from the audio and design communities for The Element, JDS Labs is expanding your options with EL DAC and EL AMP. We’ve...

JDS Labs holiday shipping schedule is up at:   https://www.jdslabs.com/shipping-info/   Make sure you get your gear by the 25th!      

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    JDS Labs is proud to announce that our new flagship amp+DAC, The Element, is now available for preorder.   We designed The Element to enjoy our headphones without compromise. Its amplifier renders shocking power, driven by an ultra clean DAC, all housed in a precision machined...

Hi Seeking some views with real life experience. It seems from my reading that there's not much difference at all between the new Schiit entry products (modi 2 uber and magni 2 uber) and the (Jdslabs) odac/O2 But wondering what your views might be so as to look at what way I should lean...

Just wondering, if there is a better way to secure ur amp to ur source?  I know silicone bands are probably the main.  The ones I have are too big and not near secure enough.  Are there other sizes? Like ALO and JDS bands smaller ?  Anyways, someone point me into the right direction.  Thanks in...

Hi,   I am anxiously waiting (I have been) for the Objective Desktop Amp (ODA) from the NW AV Guy for a while, but his blog hasn't been updated since May.   Anyone who knows him could tell us about the progress or ETA?   Thanks

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Got my Odac module in from JDS Labs, installed into my O2. Some brief thoughts :   Clean clean clean non-offensive treble, but great resolution tight, controlled, impactful bass. resolution dead quiet, silent unforgiving warm detailed easy listening plug n play, no...

Two opamp choices available - one for higher impedance cans, one for lower (JDS states the one suited for higher impedance cans emphasizes bass over transparancy).  It doesn't look like they can be rolled.   http://blog.jdslabs.com/?p=179     According to the blog entry, only 95 amps...

JDS Labs is excited to announce an exclusive Head-Fi Beta Tour! We’re seeking a team of Head-Fiers to tour a diverse collection of all new ideas for 2016/2017.   Please PM (details below) for a chance to join this group and get a firsthand listen and look at what we’ve been working on.  ...

The community has spoken and we’ve responded. The Element by JDS Labs can now be customized with an automatic DAC line output, enabling you to toggle between active speakers and headphones with the press of a button.          The Element with this customization will retail for $349...

I have no idea where to find a power adapter for this thing, can anyone point me in the right direction?