Dear Friends, It is with a heavy heart that I would like to inform everyone that Cavalli Audio will be closing its doors on October 31, 2017. I have been involved with this community for a long time and am forever grateful that I could play a part in the evolution of both the hobby and...

Hi everybody!   CanJam SoCal 2017 was a runaway success for us here.  I'd like to thank all of you who stopped by - for all of your insights, comments and feedback - and for the pleasure of your company!    What you have told us, without ambiguity or reservation, is that we need to turn our...

Dear Head-Fi community, and to all of my friends in the personal audio space,   As many of you know, Cavalli Audio has grown up in our small community of headphone listeners who have, over the last decade, pushed the boundaries of sound and created a whole new industry dedicated to a...

    It's Here!   CLICK to access the contest!   The Cavalli Audio Pocket your Portable, amplifier naming contest. Until November 13th, enter up to one Name per day for your chance to be the selected as the winner, and receive a brand-new Cavalli Audio portable amplifier - with your winning...

As a tribute to headphone audio and CanJam at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, Cavalli Audio is delighted to announce a special treat for this weekend only.    During CanJam RMAF 2015, Cavalli Audio will offer the award-winning Liquid Crimson at an exclusive $1000USD discount, bringing the total...

Folks, for those of you who have been following this saga, we are finally there. I am very pleased to be able to show the first engineering proto of the CA portable in SF.   Once I took over this project last December things have moved pretty fast. The first step was to test out the amps...

  Ok folks, as promised at CanJam SoCal 2015, we are very happy to announce that our new fully-discrete, fully-balanced, transportable headphone amp - the Cavalli Audio Liquid Carbon - will soon be available for purchase!   In keeping with our promise of wanting to offer this no-compromise...

We are very happy to announce the introduction of the new Liquid Crimson amp. This amp is the successor to the popular Liquid Fire amp. It's the product of several design prototypes and sports a small package and a thin design. The amp has that Liquid Cavalli house sound. It's dynamic, clear...

Hello folks.   We are announcing the next release of Liquid Lightning for availability after RMAF in November. There are some new features of this amp which are fairly cool and which have been under development for a while. You can read more here:  ...

Hello folks. There was a lot of response to the Bay Area meet specials from a few weeks ago.   As a result, we are going to continue this special, starting today, for the remaining units in the current Liquid Glass and Liquid Gold Spring production runs or June 15, whichever comes first.  ...

Hello everyone. Since the original LAu thread has been locked, I'm starting a new one.   First, many thanks to Jude and his team for the video:   http://www.head-fi.org/t/701983/cavalli-audio-liquid-gold-with-abyss-ab-1266-head-fi-tv   Thanks for the appreciation of the LAu.   Also...

Hello everyone. Now that LL2 pre-production unit is beginning to make the rounds and has garnered some strong praise.   I am opening an audition or loaner program. If you are interested in trying out the LL2 please email me at:   liquidlightning@cavalliaudio.com   Please let me know...

Dear Friends,   A short time ago I announced that I was experiencing some unexpected, personal health problems, which placed the immediate future of Cavalli Audio into uncertainty. Those issues have now been addressed adequately. Today, I am pleased to announce that Cavalli Audio is back...

Friends, I’m putting this post into a new thread so it doesn’t get lost in the other Cavalli Audio threads. I’m going to have to re-evaluate the planned production schedule for the Spring for two important reasons:   I have had a personal issue come into my life which requires a lot of my...

Folks, the new Liquid Glass amplifier will be available for delivery at the end of October.   The Liquid Glass is a hybrid amp at the opposite end of the tube-rolling spectrum from the Liquid Fire. The LF does not facilitate tube rolling (although owners still do it. :) ). The LG, OTOH, is...

Gents, I'm starting this thread to have a fresh start with Liquid Lightning comments, quick reviews and impressions from owners, and feedback.   Also, feel free to ask questions about the LL and I'll answer if I can.

Folks, I'm creating this LF thread to discuss the current LF and possible future incarnations of it.   Many of you have written privately saying how highly you regard the LF. Some of you have decided that it's the best headphone amp around and have stopped looking for another amp. Some of...

Folks, I am very pleased to be a new headfi sponsor as of June 1. There is a lot to talk about, but before I say anything further...   I want to thank each and every person who has bought a Liquid Fire and, now, a Liquid Lightning amp. I am grateful for your support and, especially for your...

There has been some interest lately in the EHHA Rev A amp. As many of the know the original EHHA is available from Glass Jar Audio and information about it it on the Cavalli Audio website.   Rev A is designed to simplify the build while improving the amp.   Things that are the same in...

Starting this thread for all of the new builders who are getting eXStatA boards through the latest group buy.   One piece of technical info for you new builders. On the website there is a fix to kill oscillation in the first beta run. This fix entails wiring two of the heatsinks to ground. A...

Folks, I believe we have arrived. This thread is a continuation of this thread: A DIY Electrostatic amp started by ericj. Ericj was looking for a reasonably priced, easy to build DIY electrostatic amp that is within reach of diyers who have or want to move to electrostatic headphones...

The boards and kits for the Cavalli Audio Compact Tube Hybrid are now available. For information about this amp read this thread: Compact Tube Hybrid This amp is a very small tube hybrid amplifier with the following features: 1. Tube stage with automatic servo that permits rolling many...

Hello everyone. After much background work and some fair amount of prototyping cfcubed and I (with some help from forsakenrider) would like to introduce a very small hybrid amplifier. This amp was born out of cfcubed\'s efforts to make a teeny tiny hybrid amp as discussed in this thread...

I'm sure that many folks on this forum know the answer to this, but I'm discovering pretty quickly that I don't. I want to know what the maximum current is that a particular pair of headphones can handle. I think I can figure this out for headphones where the spec gives the maximum power...

In case some of you may have missed the post in the SOHA II Builders thread, Jeff Rossel has announced that the SOHA II boards and kits are now available from Glass Jar Audio. Please email Jeff there for more information. The running SOHA II Builder's Thread is here: SOHA II Thread We...