Eternal Arts Basic Line is the tube
amplifier specially made for the Sennheiser HD800 headphone. Its price is
approximately $1600.
Totally new with Vietnamese audiophiles,
but Eternal Arts is absolutely a familiar brand with European audiophiles,
especially in Germany. The owner of this brand is a famous engineer - Doctor
Burkhardt Schwäbe. Being a music lover, excellent in playing piano and used to
be a tenor-toned singer in several orchestras, Burkhardt Schwäbe dedicated his
lifelong career with sound device production. He is the very first production
manager of Grundig company, where his name stuck with the famous “Fine Arts”
brand and he contributed his huge part in positioning Grundig as a well-known
name in the world hi-fi and hi-end market. After leaving Grundig, Schwäbe moved
to work for Sennheiser. In this company, the design of Orpheus tube amplifier
in the famous headphone-headamp HE90 couple of Sennheiser bore his own
stamp.
This tube amplifier is specially made
for Sennheiser HD800 headphone.
In 2004, Doctor Burkhardt Schwäbe founded
his own company and chose its name is Eternal Arts with an obvious ambition of
continuing the design concept of the previous Fine Arts products. In 2009, he
set up Audiophile Gateway Germany.
Eternal Arts has its manufacturer in the
Hannover industrial city (Germany). All of its Eternal Arts-branded amplifiers
are made from digital light tubes. Beside tube amplifiers, Schwäbe also
produces speaker, turntables and specialized equipments for audiophiles such as
digital satellite receivers with the capacity is the same with electric light.
Burkhardt Schwäbe introduces to the markets
3 headamp models. Eternal Arts Basic Line is the products at the lowest price.
Higher is Eternal Arts pro with RCA input for studio experts and KHV is the
hi-end products. The above reviewed product is Basic Line.
The price of Eternal Arts Basic Line
is approximately VND 34 million.
In terms of price, Eternal Arts Basic Line
is an expensive headamp (approximately VND 34 million). In terms of
quality, this is absolutely a premium product in many aspects. If you possess a
Sennheiser HD800 and are still confused about choosing a great amplifier to
take advantage of the world best headphone’s ability, this is definitely the
answer to your tough question. In case you have a low-impedance headphone, or
you are fan of pop, rock, then Eternal Arts Basic Line may be not a good option
for you.
General judgment
Advantages
Thorough and simple design
Balanced sound, good sound image
Disadvantages
Fuse is only in the output
High price
