Need
a Headphone Amplifier that also doubles as a DAC (Digital to Analog Converter)
but can’t afford the steep price of some other unit, like say the US$1,119 Oppo
HA-1 Headphone Amplifier as described in my blog article
entitled “US$1,199
Oppo HA-1 Headphone Amplifier – Retro 80's Polished Portable HD Audio Sound System
makes Live Music great with any Headphone”?
Then
I have just the Headphone Amplifier for you!
Introducing
the Marantz HD-DAC1 Headphone Amplifier for the cash-strapped yet aspiring DJ
(Disk Jockey) for only US$800 as described in the article “Marantz
unveils its sexy new HD-DAC1 Premium Headphone amp”, published September 19, 2014 By Ryan Waniata, DigitalTrend and “Marantz
Packs DAC into HD-DAC1 Headphone Amp”, published September 19, 2014 by
Rachel Cericola, Electronic
House
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At
US$800, this Headphone Amplifier sounds like it's a cheap knock-off for
amateurs. But if you think that way, you'd be passing up a genuine deal dolled
up in a sparing dash of imitation Wooden Paneling on the sides interspersed
with the cold feel of its aluminum body and knobs that provide excellent heat dissipation.
This
US$800 Marantz HD-DAC1 Headphone Amplifier is packing HDAM-SA2 Amplifier
modules borrowed from its grade-A Premium 11-series Amplifiers. So you're
assured that this isn't some watered-down version of the real deal. It also
comes with the Cirrus Logic CS4398 DAC (digital-to-analog converter) built in,
making this Headphone Amplifier serve the dual role of a Headphone Amplifier as well as a pre-amp for recording your live
performances to makes mix-tapes at a later date.
Marantz HD-DAC1 Headphone
Amplifier - Cirrus Logic CS4398 DAC makes this a Value-buy
The
Cirrus Logic CS4398 DAC allows for a sampling rate of 24-bit/192kHz and
connects via a USB-B connection to your Laptop, allowing you record your Gig
while you work. Speaker playback is no problem, as this beast can playback
2.8MHz and 5.6MHz DSD files. Its strength lies in doing what it was designed to
do, that is being a Headphone pre-amp and during your DJ session, it won't let
you down.
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Optimized
for small Stereo speakers, it can push to multiple Headphone impedance levels
of up to 600 Ohms, with a built in Dual Clock that ensures even your worst HD Audio
Files playback smoothly from your Apple iPod or external Hard-drive packed with
AAC, Apple Lossless audio, ATRAC, FLAC, WAV or even MP3's. The Marantz HD-DAC1 Headphone
Amplifier also pack other output ports for sending audio to speakers or your
computer:
1.
Digital Optical
2.
Coaxial
3.
USB-A
4.
USB-B
5.
Analog RCA outputs
So
if you're strapped for cash yet need a Headphone Amplifier that also doubles as
an excellent DAC, never fear, the very capable and very portable US$800 Marantz
HD-DAC1 Headphone Amplifier get the job done. Best of all, like the US$1,119 Oppo
HA-1 Headphone Amplifier it’ll leave you satisfied and the crowd moved by
your excellent, high-quality sounding DJ session.
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