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    OPPO HA-2 Portable Headphone Amplifier/DAC Discussion Thread

    I suspected at least a couple of them would have a good fit for my AK100II, HA-2 and other stuff. The sizes were a gamble for me.
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    OPPO HA-2 Portable Headphone Amplifier/DAC Discussion Thread

    I bought this on my vacation in Asia for $1. Using it to store my Oppo HA-2, it's accessories and Shure SE846. I bought a whole bunch of variations for different purposes. You could try to use keywords such as camera pouch on eBay to search for one.
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    OPPO HA-2 Portable Headphone Amplifier/DAC Discussion Thread

    Oppo HA-2 + Shure SE846 is the best sounding portable setup I ever had. The sound quality is jaw-dropping. I sold my AK100II because it's sound quality didn't meet my expectations, especially being such an expensive device. I'm tempted to buy the HA-2SE but I'll wait for the HA-3 if it will be...
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    OPPO HA-2 Portable Headphone Amplifier/DAC Discussion Thread

      I'm using an SE846 with the Oppo HA-2 and it's really the best sounding combination I have so far. I used the SE846 with an Astell & Kern AK100II for a year. Even though the AK100II looks and feels very premium, I always found it's CS4398 DAC to sound unimpressive. I switched to the HA-2. It...
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    Little Dot MKIII Tube Rolling

    I found these threads. According to them, it's an issue when you power on the LD MKIII. It can put 60 VDC on the ouput connectors at startup. You can overcome it by warming up the tube amp first and then turning on the power/integrated amp to avoid the peak. I will stop using the preamp feature...
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    Little Dot MKIII Tube Rolling

    The wall outlet is AC and it's converted to DC for my amp. I hooked up my LD MKIII's preamp out to my amp's line in using an RCA-cable.
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    Show us your Sony ES collection.

    My Sony MDS-JA50ES MiniDisc recorder and CDP-XA50ES CD Player
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    Little Dot MKIII Tube Rolling

    I'm using my Little Dot MKIII with Mullard M8161 EF92 tubes as a pre-amp. My amp is an integrated one, thus using it's own pre-amp, but Having the LD MKIII between the CD player and amp does improve the sound a lot. Especially instrument separation and the typical tube sound. I wish I could...
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    Samsung Galaxy S7 - Best next audiophile phone?

    The S7 has a "Lucky" audio chip. Presumably from Cirrus Logic. The volume is weak and unconvincing indeed. That's why I use the OPPO HA-2 SABRE32 portable USB DAC with the S7.
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    OPPO HA-2 Portable Headphone Amplifier/DAC Discussion Thread

    The hiss seems to be signal hiss. That's why the volume level doesn't affect it.
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    OPPO HA-2 Portable Headphone Amplifier/DAC Discussion Thread

    I hear hiss coming out of the HA-2 when using the SE846. I can only hear it at fading out moments or when the music is playing while no sound is supposed to be heard (intro, etc.). Or at the transition between songs. When sound is heard,it overrules the hiss.
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    OPPO HA-2 Portable Headphone Amplifier/DAC Discussion Thread

    Upsampling is pointless. All it does is fill the data with blank bits and add empty frequency samples.
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    Samsung Galaxy S7 - Best next audiophile phone?

    Using my S7 with my OPPO HA-2 DAC and SE846. The sound quality of this setup is mindblowing. Highly addictive sound.
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    OPPO HA-2 Portable Headphone Amplifier/DAC Discussion Thread

    Same here. I chose HA-2 because of the SABRE32 and looks.
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    OPPO HA-2 Portable Headphone Amplifier/DAC Discussion Thread

    I use SE846. The hiss is only audible when a song is paused. The hiss is so soft that any sound nullifies it. It is completely inaudible when music is playing so it's not an issue at all. The sound quality of the oppo HA-2 is so impressive that I have no regrets.
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    OPPO HA-2 Portable Headphone Amplifier/DAC Discussion Thread

    You're right about the hiss. I noticed it as well. The AK100 II is pitch black. During music, the hiss is overruled by the sound though. I only hear the hiss at the end of a fade-out.
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    OPPO HA-2 Portable Headphone Amplifier/DAC Discussion Thread

    I got my OPPO HA-2 today. I had a SABRE32 DAP before and knew it had by far the best sound IMO. I'm using it with my SE846 and I have to say the SQ is incredible. Significantly better than my Astell & Kern AK100 II.
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    OPPO HA-2 Portable Headphone Amplifier/DAC Discussion Thread

    My OPPO HA-2 was $320 incl. shipping. I had to pay $47 import tax. I hope to pick it up very soon.
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    Samsung Galaxy S7 - Best next audiophile phone?

    Auto-sync and NFC were turned on. I disabled them. Sync was probably draining my battery.
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    Samsung Galaxy S7 - Best next audiophile phone?

    Slightly off-topic,but I noticed that my S7 3000 mAh battery isn't better than my iPhone 5s 1550 mAh battery (although both are completely different devices of course). The S7 gets impressive results in these tests:   http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s7_battery_life-blog-17202.php   I...
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    Shure SE846 Impressions Thread

    Cool. I can't wait to receive my OPPO HA-2.
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    Samsung Galaxy S7 - Best next audiophile phone?

    Both my iPhone 5s and AK100 II have significantly tighter bass than the S7. It doesn't bother me though because I was planning to use an external SABRE32 DAC anyway. I really like the S7 so far.
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    Samsung Galaxy S7 - Best next audiophile phone?

    I got my Galaxy S7 Exynos 8890 today. It's a very nice smartphone, but the sound quality pales compared to the AK100 II. I'm using the SE846 and Onkyo HF Player. Like others mentioned, the S7's amplifier is weak. The AK100 II completely destroys the S7 in the sound quality department. The AK100...
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    Brand Spanking New A&K AK120II and AK100II

    update:   I got my Galaxy S7 today. It's a very nice smartphone, but the sound quality pales compared to the AK100 II. I'm using the SE846. Like others mentioned, the S7's amplifier is weak. The AK100 II completely annihilates the S7 in the sound quality department. The AK100 II is so far...
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    Samsung Galaxy S7 - Best next audiophile phone?

    I ordered the HA-2 and hope to get it soon. I had an ESS SABRE32 DAP before and I liked the 3D-like soundstage that it had more than the neutral Cirrus Logic CS4398 sound of the AK100 II. The 3D soundstage just makes the music more epic and impressive.
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