Oppo HA-1 Headphone Amplifier

[postjack]

@Posty, you sound like you need some Grados.

Sweet, sweet Grados.

**BRENT**

 

Nah the HD800s are the most comfortable headphones of all time.

[MexicanDragon]

Nah the HD800s are the most comfortable headphones of all time.

Too bad they are painful to listen to

**BRENT**

[spritzer]

Minor detail...

[Hopstretch]

Minor detail...

Plankton.

[spritzer]

Indeed...

[postjack]

Too bad they are painful to listen to

**BRENT**

 

too bad they are awesome and you are wrong brent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shellylh]

Gotta agree with Jack here!!!!!!!

I am very interested I how the HA-1 performs as a DAC. It would be sweet for the office.

[Wmcmanus]

I wear a 7 7/8 hat. After a haircut. Santa is the only person I know with a larger head. PM-1 felt great on my head.

**BRENT**

 

Indeed.  Size 8 is sometimes tight...

[The Monkey]

Interested in this.  It haz lightses.  I like.

[Aura]

And even another dacses for you Dinny, in case you were running low.

[The Monkey]

I would prefer if it were less coinses.

[swt61]

Indeed.  Size 8 is sometimes tight...

 

Insert gay joke of choice here.

[Dusty Chalk]

"Insert"

 

Hey, they're only trying to get the head part way in, so can't be that gay.

[shellylh]

http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/affordable-and-transparent-oppo-ha-1-headphone-amplifierdac

 

Even more interested. 

[Tyll Hertsens]

Yeah, I had it here for a week before sending it off to Rob.  It's a solid amp/DAC at a bargain price. Worth $2000 pretty easily, me thinks.

[shellylh]

Tyll,  Do you think it is worth it just to use as a DAC with the DSHA-1?  I'm currently using the Pico DAC + DSHA-1 in the office. 

[Hopstretch]

It'sss ssso sssilver! Mussst ressstrain myssself ...

[purk]

Tyll,  Do you think it is worth it just to use as a DAC with the DSHA-1?  I'm currently using the Pico DAC + DSHA-1 in the office. 

 

I hope you don't mind me answering this.  For the same price, I would get a used NAD M51 to go with your DSHA-1 and don't look back.  The HA-1 is a bargain for the price but it won't blow you over as a dedicated DAC or headamp.  As a combo, it is an excellent value but it won't measure up to your DSHA-1 + good DAC.  So I suggest you get a better DAC and stick with your DSHA-1 for a much better results.

 

BTW, I've auditioned the Oppo HA-1 in person before and the built quality on this is just superb!

Edited November 3, 2014 by purk

[Tyll Hertsens]

Sorry Shelly, I don't know the gear well enough to answer your question.

[tkam]

Most of my experience is using the HA-1 as a dac and headamp but I think it's dac section is excellent, also remember you can connect an ipad/iphone to it directly and it also supports bluetooth.

[shellylh]

I hope you don't mind me answering this.  For the same price, I would get a used NAD M51 to go with your DSHA-1 and don't look back.  The HA-1 is a bargain for the price but it won't blow you over as a dedicated DAC or headamp.  As a combo, it is an excellent value but it won't measure up to your DSHA-1 + good DAC.  So I suggest you get a better DAC and stick with your DSHA-1 for a much better results.

 

BTW, I've auditioned the Oppo HA-1 in person before and the built quality on this is just superb!

 

The problem is that I don't have the room for a full size DAC in my office.   

[purk]

The problem is that I don't have the room for a full size DAC in my office.   

 

Well, the HA-1 won't be that desk friendly either.  Its footprint maybe smaller than the M51, but it will take up more space than something like the Matrix X-Sabre DAC.  

[shellylh]

I'm not interested in the Matrix X-Saber Dac. I measured and do have room for the Oppo.

[postjack]

Photo review:

 

 

 

[skullguise]

The line/pre outs are opamp based, and the headphone is class A.  I read this review where he said he used the S/E headphone out with a Y-adapter to drive an amp, preferring that to the line/pre outs in back.