"The HA-1A may be the best thing that's ever happened to headphones...champagne sound for beer-budget bucks." Sam Tellig, Stereophile, June 2006
Overview
2.2w. ULTRALINEAR MODE / 1.2w. TRIODE MODE
ALL TUBE THROUGHOUT
PERFECT WITH ANY IPOD
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE FROM 6 OHMS – 300 OHMS
TORODIAL POWER TRANSFORMER, EI AUDIO TRANSFORMER
POINT TO POINT WIRING
COMPACT DESIGN FITS ON ANY DESKTOP
PERFECT FOR HEADPHONES OR SMALL EFFICENT SPEAKERS
What it Means for You
YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD YOUR PERSONAL STEREO SOUND LIKE THIS
SMOOTH INNER DETAIL, EXTENDED LOW END
EXTREMELY QUIET ( LOW NOISE FLOOR )
SWITCHABLE IMPEDANCE GIVES MAXIMUM SOUND QUALITY TO HEADPHONES
BUILT TO LAST THROUGH THE NEXT GENERATION OF AUDIOPHILES
Did You Know?
The amplifier in your personal stereo is simply a microchip op-amp. This type of amp is very low in quality having no real dynamic range or detail. This type of amp has to be used by the manufacturer because of the limitations of size and battery power in a portable unit. Most of these portable systems really can be of a very high quality if you import the songs with minimal compression. When such a music signal is played back through a system like the Cayin HA-1A with a good quality headphone system, the resulting sound will exceed most home speakers. On the rear panel is a easy to access impedance switch with four positions to assure proper match of the amp to your headphone.
