wap32
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So I stumbled upon these today, didn't find any threads about them so I thought I'd start one.
HP-A3 (~400$/~297€) is bus powered, and has 24bit/96kHz USB and optical inputs, along with a head-amp, uses a 32-bit AKM AK4392 DAC.
HP-A7 (~828/~602€) has 2x optical, coax(192kHz), USB and analog inputs, headphone outputs with different gain settings, uses an "exclusive" 32-bit AKM AK4392 DAC.
Here's some videos of the A3 and A7.
I can't understand anything the guy says, but you can get a pretty extensive tour of the internals, they seem well made.
The site also claims they used "high-quality" capacitors and opamps, for the A7 they mention Nichcon/WIMA/Panasonic PPS caps and Linear opamps.
Anyone have any experience with any of these?
The small, bus powered 24bit A3 looks interesting, although the price isn't so small.
HP-A3 (~400$/~297€) is bus powered, and has 24bit/96kHz USB and optical inputs, along with a head-amp, uses a 32-bit AKM AK4392 DAC.
HP-A7 (~828/~602€) has 2x optical, coax(192kHz), USB and analog inputs, headphone outputs with different gain settings, uses an "exclusive" 32-bit AKM AK4392 DAC.
Here's some videos of the A3 and A7.
I can't understand anything the guy says, but you can get a pretty extensive tour of the internals, they seem well made.
The site also claims they used "high-quality" capacitors and opamps, for the A7 they mention Nichcon/WIMA/Panasonic PPS caps and Linear opamps.
Anyone have any experience with any of these?
The small, bus powered 24bit A3 looks interesting, although the price isn't so small.