Austrian Audio Full Score One

Austrian Audio Full Score One

The Austrian Audio Full Score one is the brand’s first headphone amplifier and embodies the same uncompromising design philosophy known from their award-winning headphones and microphones. Developed for both discerning home listeners and professional mixing and mastering engineers, it takes headphone reproduction to the next level and reveals music and detail with a combination of precision, speed, and musicality that immediately inspires confidence, even among those new to high-end audio.

The fully analog amplifier is built exclusively with high-quality and even military-grade components and exudes as much confidence as it sounds. The design is fully discrete, with no ICs in the signal path, and focuses on an extremely low noise floor and maximum purity. Thanks to Austrian Audio’s proprietary True Transient Technology (TTT), transients are reproduced unfiltered and lifelike: from the impact of a kick drum to the subtle pluck of a string, everything remains fast, tight, and unaltered.

Technically, the Full Score One is designed as a very low-noise power amplifier in miniature form. The amplifier utilizes a broadband, fully symmetrical voltage-feedback architecture with a triple emitter-follower output stage, a fast complementary push-pull gain stage, and a cascoded parallel differential input stage. This results in exceptionally low total harmonic distortion across the entire output range and a very wide frequency response, regardless of the volume level.

In practice, this means that the Full Score one effortlessly handles both low-impedance headphones starting at 10 ohms and high-impedance, less sensitive models above 300 ohms. It always maintains control, dynamics, and transparency, making it perfect for critical listening and professional use. Entirely manufactured in Austria and built to last, the Full Score one is a natural and powerful partner for high-end headphones such as the Austrian Audio The Composer, and a solid foundation for anyone who takes headphone reproduction seriously.