Questyle

CMA Twelve

Introduced 2019$1,500 MSRP

The Questyle CMA Twelve is a solid-state DAC/headphone amplifier built around Questyle's patented Current Mode Amplification (CMA) technology, running four groups of current-mode amplifiers in pure Class-A. It pairs an AK4490 DAC chip with a full preamplifier section and both balanced and single-ended headphone outputs.

MSRP

$1,500

Used market · Good

$900

-40% vs MSRP

as of Sep 1, 2026

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MSRP to used market

From $1,500 at launch to $900 today.

Specifications

THD n: 0.0005% (general spec); 0.00070% headphone amp at 100mW/300Ω; 0.00167% at 50mW/32Ω
Outputs: 4.4mm balanced headphone jack, 4-pin balanced headphone jack, 6.35mm single-ended headphone jack, balanced XLR pre-out, unbalanced RCA pre-out
DAC chip: AK4490 (Asahi Kasai)
Topology: Solid-state, Current Mode Amplification, four groups of Class-A current-mode amplifiers
Wireless: Can pair with Questyle QP2R + Super Hub SHB2 for 5GHz Wi-Fi lossless streaming
Preamp gain: Switchable 14 dBu / 20 dBu output levels
Power output: Balanced: 2W @ 32Ω, 825mW @ 300Ω; Single-ended: 900mW @ 32Ω, 247mW @ 300Ω
Digital inputs: USB-B (44.1kHz–384kHz, 16–32 bit PCM, native/DoP DSD64/128/256), S/PDIF, optical, AES/EBU
Frequency response: DC–20kHz (+0/−0.4dB); DC–80kHz (+0/−3dB) at 0dBFS, 24-bit/192kHz