Founded in 1994 by the three Italian pioneers: Gaetano Zanini, Gianni Borinato and Paolo Andriolo in the Italian city Vicenza, the Pathos story started some years ago all by a small coincidence.

Gianni Borinato had an idea of a new amplifier circuit. From a simple idea, Pathos began serving innovative solutions with extraordinary designs which can be seen in their Pathos Aurium headphone amplifier.

Handcrafted in Vicenza, Italy, the Pathos Aurium follows a long tradition of Italian craftsmanship. It contains a pure class A circuitry, tube pre-stage and MOSFET power stage (with zero feedback) that gives off exquisite musicality and transparency with truly outstanding dynamics.

Pathos says the Aurium "has a delicious and insightful midrange, with a bass that boasts power and grip, pulling you in to give you a taste and experience of music how it is meant to be heard."

This distinctive headphone amplifier uses a pair of 6922 valves operating in Class A to handle pre-amplification duties, while a MOSFET output stage does the hard work of driving the headphones with its 3.6 watt power output.

Containing one stereo balanced XLR and three stereo unbalanced RCA line analog inputs, the Pathos Aurium gives you plenty of input options while also containing one XLR TAPE and one RCA line TAPE analog output, for added flexibility. The Pathos Aurium can be used for recordings or as a pass through if you want to integrate the Pathos Aurium to your main system.

With fine tuning being top of mind for the creators of the Pathos Aurium, this headphone amplifier features a balance control located on the back panel which allows you to tune the volume for different headphones to get the best out of your listening experience. 

Combining transparency and grip in a fluid style, the Pathos Aurium performs with delicacy and expressive midranges that will continue to pull you in for more.

Pathos Aurium is available now for $1,995 RRP.

Pathos is distributed in Australia by Kedcorp.