Alpha Design Labs by Furutech has announced its new Cruise headphone amp, due to maek its debut at the Munich High End Show from 19-22 May.

The portable amp is designed to connect to your laptop or portable music player and is powered by its built-in rechargeable battery.

The battery charges while the amp is connected to your computer via USB.

The palm-sized device comes in a carbon fibre and mirror polished stainless steel finish, and can be used for listening to music on the go, or while at home.

The small array of controls includes a power switch, volume control, 3.5mm and 24/96 USB inputs, plus a 3.5mm headphone output. It can be charged via an AC/DC adapter as well as the USB link.

If a USB connection doesn’t suit, the company has also developed a dedicated 3.5mm stereo analogue cable, the iD35SP with gold-plated connectors and a silver-plated OCC conductor.