Stop using nowConsumer product recall · CPSC · Published August 27, 2026
Studio Six Headphone Amplifiers Recall: Electrocution Risk with Metal Tubes
AudioLineOut recalls Studio Six Headphone Amplifiers with model ST6 due to electrocution risk when used with aftermarket metal base tubes. Consumers must stop using immediately and return for free repair.
When the amplifiers are used with aftermarket metal base tubes, the bare metal can become electrified, posing a risk of serious injury or death from electrocution.
“Studio Six Headphone Amplifiers Recall: Electrocution Risk with Metal Tubes.” GovInfoNow, updated September 14, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/599612-studio-six-headphone-amplifiers-recall-electrocution-risk-with-metal-tubes. Based on CPSC recall #10955 (https://cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/AudioLineOut-Recalls-Studio-Six-Headphone-Amplifiers-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Electrocution-Hazard).
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on August 27, 2026, that AudioLineOut is recalling Studio Six Headphone Amplifiers due to an electrocution hazard. Consumers should stop using the amplifiers immediately and contact the company for a free repair.
How to tell if you have it
AudioLineOut Studio Six Headphone Amplifier, model ST6
Black or silver finish; 15-3/4 inches high by 12 inches wide
Sold at independent stereo stores nationwide and online at aloaudio.com from December 2014 through December 2022 for about $3,900
What to do
Consumers should stop using the recalled amplifiers immediately and contact AudioLineOut for a free repair. Consumers should contact AudioLineOut at support@aloaudio.com for a prepaid shipping label to ship back the product for repair. Alternatively, consumers can utilize the originally supplied vacuum tubes.
The hazard
When the amplifiers are used with aftermarket metal base tubes, the bare metal can become electrified, posing a risk of serious injury or death from electrocution. According to the CPSC, no incidents or injuries have been reported.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show AudioLineOut has had prior recalls, including one on January 15, 2026, involving HEZ power strips that posed an electrocution risk.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for Studio Six Headphone Amplifiers with model ST6. The amplifiers are black or silver, measure 15-3/4 inches high by 12 inches wide, and have four audio connectors in the front and RCA inputs in the back.
Brand
AudioLineOut
Product
Studio Six Headphone Amplifiers
Category
Consumer product
Based on the official CPSC remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop Using Immediately
Discontinue use of the recalled Studio Six Headphone Amplifiers with model ST6 to prevent electrocution risk.
Contact Support for Repair
Email support@aloaudio.com for a prepaid shipping label to return the product for free repair.
Use Original Vacuum Tubes
If you have the original vacuum tubes, you can use them to avoid the electrocution hazard.
Official remedy
What CPSC says to do
Consumers should stop using the recalled amplifiers immediately and contact AudioLineOut for a free repair. Consumers should contact AudioLineOut at support@aloaudio.com for a prepaid shipping label to ship back the product for repair. Alternatively, consumers can utilize the originally supplied vacuum tubes.
Where it went and when
Where it was sold
Sold nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
CPSC “Sold at”: “Independent stereo stores nationwide and online at aloaudio.com from December 2014 through December 2022 for about $3,900.”
Sold nationwide.
Recall timeline
GovInfoNow listed this recall 8 days after the agency date.
1CPSC announced the recall
2Added to GovInfoNow
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Take action
Contact AudioLineOut
We’ve drafted a message you can send AudioLineOut to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 10955 — AudioLineOut Studio Six Headphone Amplifiers Recall: Electrocution Risk with Metal Tubes
Hello,
I own a Studio Six Headphone Amplifiers Recall: Electrocution Risk with Metal Tubes that is covered by recall 10955 from AudioLineOut.
The official recall notice states: Consumers should stop using the recalled amplifiers immediately and contact AudioLineOut for a free repair. Consumers should contact AudioLineOut at support@aloaudio.com for a prepaid shipping label to ship back the product for repair. Alternatively, consumers can utilize the originally supplied vacuum tubes.
I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?
Thank you.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official CPSC recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
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