munkyballz
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Haven't looked for my wallet yet, but I seriously need to stop reading these forums. Even my imaginary wishlist is getting scared...
Haven't looked for my wallet yet, but I seriously need to stop reading these forums. Even my imaginary wishlist is getting scared...
I think the uHA-120 is reasonably neutral really. No real coloration or signature. It has really, really nice treble, with a true tactile and layered quality to it. The top end has wonderful sparkle. 'Crystalline' is a term I like to use to describe it. The mids are simply 'right'. They're neither too forward, nor too recessed. The bass is beautifully full, extended, and taut. I've been using the Lisa III w/power unit at work with my Ultrasones, and the uHA-120 definitely has deeper but more detailed bass, even when the Lisa's bass knob is turned up somewhat.
So, unfortunately, I don't really have a single descriptor for its sound signature. Detailed and accurate. Open and spacious. Full and robust as well. Nothing is less emphasized... it's all there in spades. Every box ticked.
That's all I can offer!! ;^)
I ordered this today, really looking forward to tomorrow.
I listened to the AHA-120 (2 of them running parallel in balanced actually) driving the HE-6. I'm not joking here. One amp per channel can give the HE-6 a decent sounding presentation. I'd been listening to the HE-6 through the Lyr when Justin approached me & asked if I'd like to try his portable amps running them. I was a bit skeptical at first but after he'd set everything up & handed them back to me I sat there in disbelief. I actually preferred the HE-6 out of the 2 portables. They toned down that hard aggressive sound of the HE-6 & turned them into something a lot more forgiving.
Well done to Justin for coming up with 2 great products. He's actually in the process of designing an amp for IEMs too (The UHA was made with full size cans in mind).
This seems as though it'd be perfect, but it's too big. I'm not really sure about the point of an amp that size. Technically transportable yet not truly portable in the sense of being too large to pocket and go with, so why not just make it larger?
Horses for courses, but you've just ruled a line through the RSA amps, most iBasso product and the Stepdance. For genuinely portable use, I agree that the slimline amps make more sense, but my T3 just didnt have the grunt of my D4 and doesnt begin to approach my P4 - that said, I accept 'transportable' over portable and my daily commute is a ten minute walk to work
It does seem very similarly sized to how I remember the RSA Mustang when I had it (maybe just a hair bigger). And that thing was considered highly portable a couple years ago. I guess all the slim amps now are spoiling us all on the uber-portable front.
It's a good thing to be spoiled in this case, hopefully we'll see amps with how you describe the uha120's quality in the arrow's size sooner rather than later.