I bought a used a Oppo HA-1 recently. The seller used all of the original packaging and did a fantastic job in the shipping department. Used gear is awesome - it's lets you stretch your fun budget for higher quality gear for low-dough. However, you have no warranty support and you're just going to have to suck up any repair costs if necessary.
That said, I have 2x issues with my Oppo HA-1 that are probably going to require factory service.
(1) Noisy potentiometer
When I turn the volume up/down on the HA-1 I can hear a faint, but audible noise/crackling in my headphones.
In the grand scope of things its a nuisance, but not something I was expecting from a Oppo.
Has anyone one else experienced this problem?
(2) Inconsistent Output On One Channel
It seems like the left channel on the amp takes a good 30 minutes to warm up. When I turn on the amp, the left channel plays but at a distinctly lower volume. 20/30 minutes into a listening session the left channel "wakes up" and the staging snaps to attention the way you would expect.
Has anyone else experienced this problem? I haven't read anything (yet) in this forum to that affect from other HA-1 owners.
Unlike the noisy potentiometer, I can't abide with this problem. I am going to have to send the amp in for service. I've reached to Oppo tech support and have begun a dialogue to get this problem resolved. I'm sure it won't be cheap.
That said, I have 2x issues with my Oppo HA-1 that are probably going to require factory service.
(1) Noisy potentiometer
When I turn the volume up/down on the HA-1 I can hear a faint, but audible noise/crackling in my headphones.
In the grand scope of things its a nuisance, but not something I was expecting from a Oppo.
Has anyone one else experienced this problem?
(2) Inconsistent Output On One Channel
It seems like the left channel on the amp takes a good 30 minutes to warm up. When I turn on the amp, the left channel plays but at a distinctly lower volume. 20/30 minutes into a listening session the left channel "wakes up" and the staging snaps to attention the way you would expect.
Has anyone else experienced this problem? I haven't read anything (yet) in this forum to that affect from other HA-1 owners.
Unlike the noisy potentiometer, I can't abide with this problem. I am going to have to send the amp in for service. I've reached to Oppo tech support and have begun a dialogue to get this problem resolved. I'm sure it won't be cheap.