The leckerton seems nice I guess. But it is a little bigger than the uHA-120 and it also has two built in DACs which I dont need at all. I know almost nothing about circuitry boards, but I believe this; the more stuff you pack into one package it will surely be at the expense of something. So what kind of quality dac can you get from such a small package which is also an amp? I dont need dac because im going to use the uHA-120 together with an Ipod. The uHA-120 seems to me like a no-******** AMP. It just amplifies the signal it gets and after what I can read it does that quite well.
If im going to listen from my computer I already have two good dacs (dacmagic and H10). So quality is insured one way or the other. And this has bothered me a bit. Why do they stuff in DACs into all the different portabel amps out there? Hmm, what I should be asking is and please list examples(i may end up buying :D ) what portabel mp3(preferable lossless) player out there can send the signal digitally without being prossessed by a dac?
There is a lot of dac-only devices on the market in all priceclasses so why should the amp makers go out of their way to squeeze a dac into an already tiny compartment? Is it just so they can have a long list of specs they can show of to the random customer? I think they should worry about amplification. Make it as good as possible without any compromise.
In the end, for me, the choice was between the corda 2stepdance and uHA-120. They offer no more than amplification, its a all the manufactor was interested in and that resonates with my view. I chose the uHA-120 because it is a little smaller than the 2stepdance and battery supposedly is very good. Havent found a comparison between the SQ of these two lovely amps, but both are surely good.
