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title: "Monoprice 111567 Desktop Headphone Amplifier"
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# Drives 16-600Ω headphones High-current output power RCA line in/out for versatile connectivity Monoprice 111567 Desktop Headphone Amplifier

**Brand:** monoprice
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## Summary

> 🎶 Unlock the hidden layers of your music — hear what you’ve been missing!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Monoprice 111567 Desktop Headphone Amplifier by monoprice
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## Why This Product

- Trusted monoprice brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Plug & Play Simplicity:** No drivers needed for Mac or PC—just connect and elevate your audio instantly.
- • **Audiophile-Grade Clarity:** Texas Instruments DAC delivers pristine, studio-level sound without PC mods.
- • **Compact Powerhouse Design:** Sleek, brushed metal chassis fits perfectly on any professional desk setup.
- • **Seamless Multi-Source Integration:** RCA inputs and outputs let you switch between computer, CD player, and speakers with ease.
- • **Universal Headphone Compatibility:** Effortlessly powers headphones from ultra-low 16Ω to demanding 600Ω impedance.

## Overview

The Monoprice 111567 Desktop Headphone Amplifier is a compact, high-current amplifier featuring a professional Texas Instruments DAC that upgrades your audio experience without internal PC modifications. It supports a wide headphone impedance range (16-600Ω), includes RCA line inputs and outputs for versatile source and speaker connections, and offers plug-and-play compatibility with Mac and PC. Perfect for audiophiles and professionals seeking immersive, detailed sound on a budget.

## Description

Get superior audio reproduction from your computer and audiophile headphones using this Desktop Headphone Amplifier from Monoprice! This headphone amplifier features a USB input and a professional level Texas Instruments Digital to Analog Converter (DAC), effectively replacing your sound card without requiring you to open your PC and installing a new card. The high-current output allows it to drive headphones with a wide range of impedances, from 16 ohms to 600 ohms. The RCA line outputs allow you to send the output to a stereo amplifier or powered speakers for those times when you don't want to use headphones. A set of RCA line inputs allows you to connect an external audio source, such as a CD player, so you can enjoy the advantages of the high-current headphone output with other audio sources.

Review: Breathtaking. Astonishing dimension and detail! - I don’t have previous experience with headphone amps. So when I went to purchase this, I was skeet shooting in the dark. I needed a review that gave me little more than, “neat, sounds great,” so I am writing something that puts the amp in context of the music that’s being amplified. I recently purchased a pair of AKG 701 Reference Headphones. I am a musician, and do quite a bit of home recording and mixing. I also have been a classical and pop music fanatic since the early 1970s. And I still go though the new releases on Spotify every single week. I lean towards classical these days. But Norah Jones first album still gives me goosebumps, and Frank Ocean blows me away. As much as I loved the AKG headphones, my iMac just didn’t have enough juice to optimize the listening experience. So I decided to purchase this Monoprice Headphone Amp. I have purchased a lot of wires, cables, and connectors from Monoprice, and have always been impressed with the quality and attention to detail. So I wasn’t too shocked when i got this baby hooked up. Simply put, this amp is breathtaking. Yeah, I am listening with a Rotel RDV-1040 DVD/CD player (vintage) and my iMac that (streaming, and AAC, mp3s, and two or three formats of lossless. I am using an AudioQuest Forest USB A to USB B 0.75m Digital Audio Cable to the computer, and a pair of five buck Monoprice 1.5ft Premium 2 RCA Plug/2 RCA Plug M/M 22AWG Cable - Black for the cd player. The first test was to stream a few pop songs - a couple of old standards, and a few well recorded newer songs. Nothing added, purist. Through headphones are made to be acoustically flat - no added bass (today’s norm) and no added treble or brightness, sparkle or zing. Starting with “The Cure,” GaGa. The Lady has a great voice and you can hear every nuance of what she’s doing at the mic. Crisp, up front...but OMG, there is a presence I have never heard on a pop recording. Every finger snap has a place in the mix, every echo, left right is spread across an incredible rich sound stage. You don’t just hear it. There is a third dimension of presence and space. With full dynamics. On a GaGa recording. Rich. “Thunder,” Imagine Dragons. Again, love the music, but I never heard the textures in this kind of recording. The layers of vocals, the placement of every percussion sound, and every delay, echo, of every single raindrop. But the amp is breathing life, body and character into these recordings. Better put, it is letting you hear what the sound engineers put there in the first place. Sweet. “Every Breath You Take.” It’s the dynamics and placement. Sting’s vocals have body - just a touch of short reverb. But the the guitar arpeggios don’t sound repetitive. Andy Summers plays every phrase differently, every attack is skillfully controlled - you actually hear this stuff. Copland’s snare hits explode, and you can hear the sticks on the cymbals. This is one of the hookiest pop tunes of the eighties, but this Monoprice amp lets you hear the craftsmanship that went into making it. You get immersed in the experience. Now for something much harder. Dylan. “Lay, Lady, Lay, Bob Dylan. I’m going to faint. Dylan is a baritone. Timbre in the vocals, a sound he wasn’t usually going for. He isn’t just telling a story here. He’s singing. And he CAN carry a tune in a bucket after all. But the simple percussion, the acoustic guitar on a soundstage. Not everything coming down the middle, which is all I heard up to this point. The steel guitar padding just floats in and out. A pattern in emerging. You can hear the “room,” the acoustics, the reverb on the vocals (in the exact amounts the engineers put there) - even on something as simple and old as a 1960’s Dylan tune. And folks, the dynamics and richness are there on the old monaural Sinatra recordings. Still streaming… “Brahms: Academic Festival Overture,” Bruno Walter. Now we're having fun. Analog classical stereo recordings with very noticeable tape hiss. Again, you can hear the hall, the acoustics, the bow hair digging into the strings, sounds and placement of every instrument. But something you don’t often hear - the phrasing, the zeitgeist. The masterful interpretation under Maestro Walter’s baton. Once you adjust to the getting the detail and nuance, the chair creaks and clicks of the woodwinds - you realize you’re in concert hall. For a hundred bucks. The Texas Instruments Digital-to Audio Converter is doing a masterful job. Switching to the analog RCA input. 1999 Jeez, darn!” Except in the real form. Remember that guy in the Maxell poster Blown Away Humor Art Poster Print by Steve Steigman, 36x24 Photography Art Poster Print by Steigman , 36x24 ? Blown away. Punch. Everything I said on the “Every Breath You Take” recording times 10. Warning: This amp is so good it could make a preacher cuss. When you have heard as much pop as I have, it really takes piece of magic to make anything you’ve heard a hundred times sound new and fresh. And you don’t have to crank the volume to get the effect. Schubert: Symphony 5, First Movement,” Karl Bohm The Berlin Philharmonic.” Schubert: 8 Symphonies Not to belabor the point...Soundstage, character, detail, overtones, and this time, breadth and depth. You can hear distance and breadth! I guess it has been there all along. But this 100 buck headphone amp pulls you into the music...what you’re hearing, where you are hearing it, how well you are hearing and EXPERIENCING the music. If you just want to listen to your music, I know a really find set of Panasonic headphones Panasonic ErgoFit In-Ear Earbud Headphones RP-HJE120-D (Orange) Dynamic Crystal Clear Sound, Ergonomic Comfort-Fit you can grab and plug into any 3.5” jack that will give you a very pleasant listen. (No joke, they really are a steal). But classical music listeners will appreciate a device that will take you to the symphony or opera, not just listen to a recording of it. “Piece by Piece,” Kelly Clarkson. And there you have it. Emotion. Everything..the detail, richness, depth, craftsmanship - let you hear the artist, the songwriting - art and craft to a thing. This time, it’s not the concert hall you get yanked into...it’s the talent, the passion. I really wanted to say this amp showed the flaws and studio tricks. But I am going sappy on you. Bottom line. Detail, dimension, depth, breadth, nuance, punch. The essence of what these recordings were supposed to be in the first place. Yeah, the light is bright and blue. Goes off when you turn the unit off. My RCA cables stay tight and snug. No problems there. Just pull your credit card and buy it already. You won’t be disappointed. I’ll shut up now.
Review: Works Well With My Setup - First I will talk about how this product fits my needs perfectly. Then I will talk about it's various pros and cons of its features. I have a Macbook pro, a pair of low impedance, easy to drive headphones from senheisser and a pair of sen's HD650 which are middle of the road impedance at 300ohms. I also have a pair of powered studio monitors on my desk that I use during the daytime or when I'm alone in the house. I am able to have my monitors plugged in through the back and use the volume switch to control the volume of the speakers. Previously I had to reach around the back of the monitors to adjust the volume in the correct way (not adjusting the source volume). So this product is perfect when I'm at my computer. No drivers for Mac to install. Just plug it in and it works automatically. This product does have a few flaws. Fortunately the sound is great. On the other hand their are some design issues. This unit desperately needs at least an output mute for the Pre-out, because when I want to use my headphones I ether have to turn off the speakers, or unplug them from the unit. I'm waering headphones, why do the speakers need to be blasting as well? Yes, the LED is too bright (not a big deal to me). Also there is a little scraping/grinding sensation when turing the volume knob from ~80% to 100%. This was easily fixed by pulling off the volume knob and sliding back on. Now the knob is as smooth as butter. Overall I really like this product. Sounds great, useful for my setup with headphones, laptop, and studio monitors on my desk. It also looks nice, a brushed black metal brick. Depending on your setup, and as a first high powered headphone amp, you should definitely consider this product. For under $100 it's a very good product. It came with a USB cable and the power cable.

## Features

- Frequency response - 10Hz-20kHz and Impedance - 60 Ohms
- The high-current output allows it to drive headphones with a wide range of impedances, from 16 ohms to 600 ohms.
- The RCA line outputs allow you to send the output to a stereo amplifier or powered speakers
- Frequency response - 20Hz - 20kHz

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00KVVX2QW |
| Age Range (Description) | Adult |
| Cable Feature | Retractable |
| Compatible Devices | Laptops, Desktops, CD Players, Other External Audio Sources, Headphones |
| Connectivity Technology | Bluetooth |
| Control Method | Remote |
| Customer Package Type | Standard Packaging |
| Customer Reviews | 3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars (133) |
| Date First Available | January 30, 2016 |
| Department | all ages, unisex |
| Earpiece Shape | over-ear cups |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00757901815782 |
| Headphones Jack | 1/4 in (6.3 mm) headphone jack, pre-out, and line out |
| Included Components | headphone amp^power supply^rca cable^usb cable |
| Input Device Interface | Desktop Headphone Amplifier |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 1.6 ounces |
| Item model number | 111567 |
| Manufacturer | Monoprice Inc. |
| Model Name | 11567 |
| Noise Control | Active Noise Cancellation |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 8.5 x 6.5 x 2.5 inches |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Music, Recording |
| Special Feature | Noise Cancellation |
| Specific Uses For Product | Music |
| Style | Headphone Amplifier |
| UPC | 757901815782 711938970043 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Monoprice
- **Color:** Black
- **Ear Placement:** In Ear
- **Form Factor:** In Ear
- **Impedance:** 60 Ohms

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## Available Options

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Breathtaking. Astonishing dimension and detail!
*by S***9 on May 13, 2017*

I don’t have previous experience with headphone amps. So when I went to purchase this, I was skeet shooting in the dark. I needed a review that gave me little more than, “neat, sounds great,” so I am writing something that puts the amp in context of the music that’s being amplified. I recently purchased a pair of AKG 701 Reference Headphones. I am a musician, and do quite a bit of home recording and mixing. I also have been a classical and pop music fanatic since the early 1970s. And I still go though the new releases on Spotify every single week. I lean towards classical these days. But Norah Jones first album still gives me goosebumps, and Frank Ocean blows me away. As much as I loved the AKG headphones, my iMac just didn’t have enough juice to optimize the listening experience. So I decided to purchase this Monoprice Headphone Amp. I have purchased a lot of wires, cables, and connectors from Monoprice, and have always been impressed with the quality and attention to detail. So I wasn’t too shocked when i got this baby hooked up. Simply put, this amp is breathtaking. Yeah, I am listening with a Rotel RDV-1040 DVD/CD player (vintage) and my iMac that (streaming, and AAC, mp3s, and two or three formats of lossless. I am using an AudioQuest Forest USB A to USB B 0.75m Digital Audio Cable to the computer, and a pair of five buck Monoprice 1.5ft Premium 2 RCA Plug/2 RCA Plug M/M 22AWG Cable - Black for the cd player. The first test was to stream a few pop songs - a couple of old standards, and a few well recorded newer songs. Nothing added, purist. Through headphones are made to be acoustically flat - no added bass (today’s norm) and no added treble or brightness, sparkle or zing. Starting with “The Cure,” GaGa. The Lady has a great voice and you can hear every nuance of what she’s doing at the mic. Crisp, up front...but OMG, there is a presence I have never heard on a pop recording. Every finger snap has a place in the mix, every echo, left right is spread across an incredible rich sound stage. You don’t just hear it. There is a third dimension of presence and space. With full dynamics. On a GaGa recording. Rich. “Thunder,” Imagine Dragons. Again, love the music, but I never heard the textures in this kind of recording. The layers of vocals, the placement of every percussion sound, and every delay, echo, of every single raindrop. But the amp is breathing life, body and character into these recordings. Better put, it is letting you hear what the sound engineers put there in the first place. Sweet. “Every Breath You Take.” It’s the dynamics and placement. Sting’s vocals have body - just a touch of short reverb. But the the guitar arpeggios don’t sound repetitive. Andy Summers plays every phrase differently, every attack is skillfully controlled - you actually hear this stuff. Copland’s snare hits explode, and you can hear the sticks on the cymbals. This is one of the hookiest pop tunes of the eighties, but this Monoprice amp lets you hear the craftsmanship that went into making it. You get immersed in the experience. Now for something much harder. Dylan. “Lay, Lady, Lay, Bob Dylan. I’m going to faint. Dylan is a baritone. Timbre in the vocals, a sound he wasn’t usually going for. He isn’t just telling a story here. He’s singing. And he CAN carry a tune in a bucket after all. But the simple percussion, the acoustic guitar on a soundstage. Not everything coming down the middle, which is all I heard up to this point. The steel guitar padding just floats in and out. A pattern in emerging. You can hear the “room,” the acoustics, the reverb on the vocals (in the exact amounts the engineers put there) - even on something as simple and old as a 1960’s Dylan tune. And folks, the dynamics and richness are there on the old monaural Sinatra recordings. Still streaming… “Brahms: Academic Festival Overture,” Bruno Walter. Now we're having fun. Analog classical stereo recordings with very noticeable tape hiss. Again, you can hear the hall, the acoustics, the bow hair digging into the strings, sounds and placement of every instrument. But something you don’t often hear - the phrasing, the zeitgeist. The masterful interpretation under Maestro Walter’s baton. Once you adjust to the getting the detail and nuance, the chair creaks and clicks of the woodwinds - you realize you’re in concert hall. For a hundred bucks. The Texas Instruments Digital-to Audio Converter is doing a masterful job. Switching to the analog RCA input. 1999 Jeez, darn!” Except in the real form. Remember that guy in the Maxell poster Blown Away Humor Art Poster Print by Steve Steigman, 36x24 Photography Art Poster Print by Steigman , 36x24 ? Blown away. Punch. Everything I said on the “Every Breath You Take” recording times 10. Warning: This amp is so good it could make a preacher cuss. When you have heard as much pop as I have, it really takes piece of magic to make anything you’ve heard a hundred times sound new and fresh. And you don’t have to crank the volume to get the effect. Schubert: Symphony 5, First Movement,” Karl Bohm The Berlin Philharmonic.” Schubert: 8 Symphonies Not to belabor the point...Soundstage, character, detail, overtones, and this time, breadth and depth. You can hear distance and breadth! I guess it has been there all along. But this 100 buck headphone amp pulls you into the music...what you’re hearing, where you are hearing it, how well you are hearing and EXPERIENCING the music. If you just want to listen to your music, I know a really find set of Panasonic headphones Panasonic ErgoFit In-Ear Earbud Headphones RP-HJE120-D (Orange) Dynamic Crystal Clear Sound, Ergonomic Comfort-Fit you can grab and plug into any 3.5” jack that will give you a very pleasant listen. (No joke, they really are a steal). But classical music listeners will appreciate a device that will take you to the symphony or opera, not just listen to a recording of it. “Piece by Piece,” Kelly Clarkson. And there you have it. Emotion. Everything..the detail, richness, depth, craftsmanship - let you hear the artist, the songwriting - art and craft to a thing. This time, it’s not the concert hall you get yanked into...it’s the talent, the passion. I really wanted to say this amp showed the flaws and studio tricks. But I am going sappy on you. Bottom line. Detail, dimension, depth, breadth, nuance, punch. The essence of what these recordings were supposed to be in the first place. Yeah, the light is bright and blue. Goes off when you turn the unit off. My RCA cables stay tight and snug. No problems there. Just pull your credit card and buy it already. You won’t be disappointed. I’ll shut up now.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works Well With My Setup
*by N***S on February 9, 2017*

First I will talk about how this product fits my needs perfectly. Then I will talk about it's various pros and cons of its features. I have a Macbook pro, a pair of low impedance, easy to drive headphones from senheisser and a pair of sen's HD650 which are middle of the road impedance at 300ohms. I also have a pair of powered studio monitors on my desk that I use during the daytime or when I'm alone in the house. I am able to have my monitors plugged in through the back and use the volume switch to control the volume of the speakers. Previously I had to reach around the back of the monitors to adjust the volume in the correct way (not adjusting the source volume). So this product is perfect when I'm at my computer. No drivers for Mac to install. Just plug it in and it works automatically. This product does have a few flaws. Fortunately the sound is great. On the other hand their are some design issues. This unit desperately needs at least an output mute for the Pre-out, because when I want to use my headphones I ether have to turn off the speakers, or unplug them from the unit. I'm waering headphones, why do the speakers need to be blasting as well? Yes, the LED is too bright (not a big deal to me). Also there is a little scraping/grinding sensation when turing the volume knob from ~80% to 100%. This was easily fixed by pulling off the volume knob and sliding back on. Now the knob is as smooth as butter. Overall I really like this product. Sounds great, useful for my setup with headphones, laptop, and studio monitors on my desk. It also looks nice, a brushed black metal brick. Depending on your setup, and as a first high powered headphone amp, you should definitely consider this product. For under $100 it's a very good product. It came with a USB cable and the power cable.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Monoprice Desktop Headphone Amplifier
*by H***E on September 11, 2014*

I got this DAC/Amp recently and it seems to perform well. The audio quality is noticeably better than my on board sound and it can go a lot louder. I am using this with my Superlux HD681 headphones, and even with the volume knob turned all the way up there is absolutely no hiss. I hope to upgrade my headphones soon so that I can see how well this amp drives other headphones. The build quality feels sturdy, and I like that it has a switch to switch between the onboard DAC and an auxiliary RCA input, and I hope to use this to connect my computer that is across the room. I would recommend this DAC/Amp, but keep in mind that this is the first higher end DAC that I have used. Update 5.3.15: The DAC is still working well, and now I have better headphones to use it with. I have the 250 ' Beyerdynamic DT 770s, and this DAC/AMP complements them well. The audio is very detailed, and the amp makes them sound amazing. This amp can push the 770s to the higher end of comfortable listening levels. *IMPORTANT TIP* If you use Windows, the driver will default to an overall lower bitrate being sent to the DAC. To fix this, open your sound settings, right click on the DAC, go to the advanced tab, and turn the audio quality all the way up. Before doing this I heard hissing in the background, like onboard motherboard audio.

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