What's a good pair of Headphones, even hand-crafted ones like the Master & Dynamic
MH40 Headphones as reviewed in my blog article
entitled “Master
& Dynamic MH40 Headphones – HD Audio just got Stylish Premium HD Audio
Headphones support sans the Celebrities” if you don’t have great
amplification to go with them?
The
US$1,199 Oppo
HA-1 Headphone Amplifier is a must-have as explained in “The
Oppo HA-1 headphone amplifier is definitely a slam-dunk for audiophiles”,
published August 13, 2014 6:15 AM PDT by Steve Guttenberg, CNET News and “Oppo
HA-1 Review: A Fantastic Headphone Amp”, published 8/11/2014 @ 11:26AM by Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes.
Especially
if you’re a DJ and you need quality amplification for your home sound system or
for the next party you plan to MC.
It’s
small and portable weighing in at 5.9 Kg (13lb) and has backpack sized dimensions
of 254 mm by 80 mm by 333 mm (10 x 4.8 x 12.2 inches). For US$1,119 it comes
with its own set of headphones optimized for use with the equipment, namely the
Oppo's PM-1 headphones.
A
straight aluminum deal unlike their line of Blu-Ray player which I’m familiar
with, make it look and feel cool like my father's old 80’s Stereo Amplifier
system and feel cool to the touch against the bare skin. It outer beauty belies
what raw power it hides inside, from front to back.
Oppo HA-1 Headphone
Amplifier – Ample Display at front and Connections Galore at the back
The
Oppo
HA-1 Headphone Amplifier bristles with connections with the regular
standard 6.3mm headphone jack and the four-pin XLR "balanced" jack in
case you wanna break out one of those high-end headphones in your collection
like the Audeze LCD 2 & LCD 3, AKG
K812, the HiFiMan HE-560 or even some of the Sennheiser headphones.
The
front panel display is a digital not analog one and is adjustable to show various
displays such as:
1. Audio
format
2. Digital
VU meters
3. Gain
4. Input
selected
5. Spectrum
display of frequencies
For
the sound system peeps, this US$1,199 Oppo
HA-1 Headphone Amplifier is packing the heat at the back as well as inside.
It's got a beast of a Class A Analog Amplifier with an optional 192kHz/24 bit
or DSD digital converter.
Your
Apple iPod, if you still love that player as I'd opined in my blog article
entitled “Apple
iPod Classic is Dead as Apple iPhone 6 Rises - Why a US$250 Apple iPod HD Music
Player with Streaming Option is Possible”, and still use if for playing HD
Music has a home on the Oppo
HA-1 Headphone Amplifier!
Aside
from the USB connectors for music players like the Apple iPod, there's also
connection ports for optical (Toslink), Coax (RCA), XLR and computer with the
option for Bluetooth connectivity to connect all of your Bluetooth speakers as
noted in my Geezam blog article entitled “Apple
patents Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds as Wireless Bluetooth Speakers take Flight”.
There
also ports for RCA and XLR analog inputs and outputs, making the Oppo
HA-1 Headphone Amplifier a really good decide to be packing in your
backpack in case you need it as a preamplifier when you get to the session.
Heck
this is such a complete system, all you’d need now is just to pack your laptop
and the make sure there are speakers at the session you’re playing!
US$1,199 Oppo HA-1
Headphone Amplifier – Sounds like Live Music with any Headphone
Its
diminutive size is deceptive, but on the night it does manage to deliver, with
exceptional clarity maintained across all frequencies and genres of music. The
finer details of your HD Musical Tracks come to the fore with each instrument
sounding distinct, meaning such formats will sound more detailed and pop with whichever
RCA or XLR Headphones you use.
It’ll
sound more and more as if the band was right there with you in the room with
you, allow you to hear ever sound and very rasping breath of the artist, once
your speakers can handle it. The Oppo
HA-1 Headphone Amplifier sound is very natural with little of the tinny
sound typical of electronic preamplifier systems
But
ultimately for you, what will make or break your decision to buy the Oppo
HA-1 Headphone Amplifier is whether it's worth the price. Trust me, for
US$1,199 Oppo
HA-1 Headphone Amplifier plus the cost to ship it from the UK or Australia via
a British Courier as explained in my Geezam
blog article entitled “How to ship things to
Jamaica after you’re purchase them online”, it’s worth every dollar!
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