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Sony's DSD-capable PHA-2 portable headphone amp/DAC
Oct 20, 2013 at 7:19 PM Post #198 of 601
right angled lod and usb connectors sony  PLZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!
"let's make a great design with no weak point, and never once consider that there will be cables taking a huge amount of place and making everything fragile. "
done!
 
Oct 22, 2013 at 8:58 PM Post #199 of 601
Yesterday I have a chance to try PHA-2 for a while on my iPhone 5S. It's sound quite nice. Details and clarity are very good. Background is completely black and no popping sound when turn on/off. I'm also comparing it with my soundroid typhoon (MUSES01) with my ipod touch 5G. Both of them sound quite nice while typhoon doing slightly better on trebles.
 
Oct 22, 2013 at 9:34 PM Post #202 of 601
mtthefirst said:
  Not warm, since my Typhoon have MUSES01 in it at that time. To bad that I didn't have my full rig with me to compare. I was attending a conference at U of Tokyo for two days, so I just bring the minimum rig with me.
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Nice.  I have the MUSES02 in my SDT and have yet to try out the 01.  BTW, I am under the impression that everyone over there are crazy excited about Todai, so how does it compare to the likes in the US like Stanford? I am from Carnegie Mellon btw.
 
Oct 22, 2013 at 9:41 PM Post #203 of 601
drsheep said:
  Nice.  I have the MUSES02 in my SDT and have yet to try out the 01.  BTW, I am under the impression that everyone over there are crazy excited about Todai, so how does it compare to the likes in the US like Stanford? I am from Carnegie Mellon btw.
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It's probably equal to MIT.
 
I'm from Penn State btw. 
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Oct 22, 2013 at 10:16 PM Post #204 of 601
Oct 23, 2013 at 2:17 AM Post #205 of 601
mtthefirst said:
Yesterday I have a chance to try PHA-is really for a while on my iPhone 5S. It's sound quite nice. Details and clarity are very good. Background is completely black and no popping sound when turn on/off. I'm also comparing it with my soundroid typhoon (MUSES01) with my ipod touch 5G. Both of them sound quite nice while typhoon doing slightly better on trebles.
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Hi Mtthefirst,

I have now switched back to using the Muses02 on my Typhoon as I like this setup with the DD Limited edition using 627SM. I find there is a slight difference using optical vs line out but both are very nice sounding to my ears.

Good to know that the PHA-2 is nice sounding and does not have the pop sound. Thanks for your input on it vs the Typhoon. I find the Typhoon to be quite a good sounding and versatile dac/amp.
 
Oct 26, 2013 at 4:40 PM Post #206 of 601
The PHA-2 is a DSD 'friendly' type DAC, it can play 64 and 128's with ease using the ASIO driver from Sony Japan website. The sound quality beats the KORG DS-DAC-10, principally due to the battery...more power. The USB powered only KORG could not drive LCD-3 for love or money, the PHA-2, can to my ears anyway, with plenty of power to spare. Sample rate switching is automatic from DSD to Redbook easy as, no clicks, pops (using JRMC 19.0.54). 
 
Clever details like cymbal decay and echoes are handled very well, nice and sharp. The PHA-1 has boomy bass, the PHA-2 corrects this, tight. Vocals for something so small have incredible detail and intimacy. It's very difficult to stop listening to this DAC, it makes portable listening, not so much of a compromise anymore, it's up there. Highly recommended.
 
Price YEN50,000, shipping now.
 

 
Oct 26, 2013 at 8:43 PM Post #208 of 601
one and a half said:
  The PHA-2 is a DSD 'friendly' type DAC, it can play 64 and 128's with ease using the ASIO driver from Sony Japan website. The sound quality beats the KORG DS-DAC-10, principally due to the battery...more power. The USB powered only KORG could not drive LCD-3 for love or money, the PHA-2, can to my ears anyway, with plenty of power to spare. Sample rate switching is automatic from DSD to Redbook easy as, no clicks, pops (using JRMC 19.0.54). 
 
Clever details like cymbal decay and echoes are handled very well, nice and sharp. The PHA-1 has boomy bass, the PHA-2 corrects this, tight. Vocals for something so small have incredible detail and intimacy. It's very difficult to stop listening to this DAC, it makes portable listening, not so much of a compromise anymore, it's up there. Highly recommended.
 
Price YEN50,000, shipping now.
 
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How many hours do you get with a single charge? Website says 14hrs or something (I could be wrong). Is there any difference in sound compared to PHA-1 (if you owned it previously)
 
Sorry too many question and yet not out of breathe!
 
Oct 26, 2013 at 8:56 PM Post #209 of 601
audiobreeder said:
   
How many hours do you get with a single charge? Website says 14hrs or something (I could be wrong). Is there any difference in sound compared to PHA-1 (if you owned it previously)
 
Sorry too many question and yet not out of breathe!
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From what I have gathered 14 hours is in case if you want to use the pha-2 as an amp, with idevices it will last around 6.5 hours. What I am not sure is how long the battery life would be if we are to feed it high rez files. 
 
Oct 28, 2013 at 5:43 AM Post #210 of 601
audiobreeder said:
   
How many hours do you get with a single charge? Website says 14hrs or something (I could be wrong). Is there any difference in sound compared to PHA-1 (if you owned it previously)
 
Sorry too many question and yet not out of breathe!
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As far as the hours go, I can guarantee at least three hours working, haven't had the DAC that long, I could try in the next few days to see when the battery goes flat.
 
The sound quality compared to the PHA-1 is like cassette and DSD that much of a difference. The DAC section is very, very detailed. See more here
 
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