xDuoo TA-68 Tube Headphone Amplifier Review

The xDuoo TA-68 is a tube-based headphone amplifier with a fully balanced signal path, listed at $1,299. According to the page, two 5U4G tubes handle rectification, two 12AU7 dual triodes form the pre-amplification stage, and each channel uses two 6C19 tubes in the buffer stage. The page quotes 330mW at 300Ω and recommends headphones from 60Ω to 600Ω, and it lists RCA, 4.4mm and XLR inputs with 6.35mm, 4.4mm and 4-pin XLR outputs.

Specifications

Options and pricing

TA-68 appears as one option at $1,299, orderable when the page was read, and the page shows no color, plug or version choice. The page calls the tube design swappable but does not say which makers' tubes are fitted or whether spares are included, and it gives no in-the-box list. It does list a 45-second warmup delay on startup, dimensions of 33x30x18.5cm and a weight of 11.0Kg.

How it compares

The SMSL VMV P2 MK2 Desktop Headphone Amplifier is $1,160 and the TOPPING A900 Headphone Amplifier is $1,199; their spec lines describe a 99-op-amp parallel design and fully differential balanced circuitry rather than tubes. The TOPPING DX9 Discrete DAC & Headphone AMP costs the same $1,299 as the TA-68 and adds a DAC, which the TA-68 page does not list. Choose the TA-68 for a tube signal path with balanced inputs and outputs; choose another if you want no tubes or a built-in DAC.

Shipping, returns and warranty

HiFiGO sells from hifigo.com and says every order leaves its warehouse in China, usually 1-3 business days after it is placed, and says its delivery times are estimates, not promises. Its shipping policy gives the United States 1-2 weeks (about 10 days on average) by Priority and 6-10 days by Premium, both with duties and taxes prepaid by the store; Canada 2-3 weeks; the United Kingdom 1-2 weeks; and Australia 10-15 days. Express couriers (DHL, UPS, FedEx) take 3-7 days, but then the buyer pays any duties and taxes. No shipping page names New Zealand, PO boxes are not accepted, and the free-shipping thresholds differ between the store's own pages, so check the cart. One of its two shipping pages adds that a lost parcel on an order above $50 gets only a 50% refund. A US buyer reported a $40 tariff charge in August 2025, after which HiFiGO said it had added a customs notice at checkout.

Read the return terms before you order. The homepage advertises 7-day returns. Both of HiFiGO's policy pages offer a 7-day dead-on-arrival cover (a replacement or a full refund, with the return postage refunded) and also describe 30-day returns, but a request made 7 to 30 days after delivery loses 30% of the MSRP as a restocking fee (10% more if the packaging is incomplete), plus shipping both ways and duties, and the FAQ on the same pages says there is no refund or exchange once 7 days have passed. One version recommends reselling an opened product locally. Custom IEMs and custom cables cannot be returned, no return address is published, and buyers describe sending items back to China.

HiFiGO's warranty runs one year from the order date for parts and labor; its policy names desktop DACs and amps, IEMs and dongles at one year and gives cables and adapters three months. HiFiGO decides between repair and replacement, the buyer pays the shipping, and faulty items go back for service, not for a refund. Claims go to [email protected], the only contact the store lists: its pages name no company, street address or phone, and its terms are governed by the laws of China.

On Trustpilot, HiFiGO had 4.6 out of 5 from 378 reviews when we checked on 2026-10-28 (91% five-star, 5% one-star), and it had replied to about 75% of negative reviews; Trustpilot notes the store has not invited customers to review recently. The one-star reviews mostly concern the short return window and the deductions on returns, items listed in stock that turned out back-ordered, slow email support and a tariff charge on a US delivery in 2025. HiFiGO says its products are genuine and come in the brands' retail packaging; it does not claim to be an authorized dealer.