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Cayin HA-1A MK2 headphone amplifier
***SOLD***- Bostonears
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- Forum: Amplification For Sale / Trade
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Cayin HA-1A MK2 headphone amplifier
Bump. Feel free to PM with any questions.- Bostonears
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- Forum: Amplification For Sale / Trade
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Cayin HA-1A MK2 headphone amplifier
***SOLD*** For sale is my Cayin HA-1A MK2 amplifier. I hate to part with it as it sounds great, but I now need to downsize my desktop audio rig to a much smaller setup. This Cayin amp is in great condition, with no apparent scratches or other marks in the finish. Tubes installed in the amp...- Bostonears
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Furutech 6.3 mm male to 2.5 mm female adapter
Is the female end of this 4-conductor TRRS or 3-conductor TRS?- Bostonears
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- Forum: Cables, Speakers, Accessories For Sale / Trade
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New tube amp: the Cayin HA-1A MK2
Hey all you HA-1A MK2 owners: A friendly reminder that this amp has preamp outputs that sound fabulous. In addition to headphone usage, I'm running the Cayin's preamp outputs to a 25 wpc power amp to Harbeth P3ERS speakers in a nearfield setup... and the sound is to-die-for good. I mean, HOLY...- Bostonears
- Post #578
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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QUAD PA-One Valve Headphone Amplifier and DAC
Hopefully one of you Quad owners can answer a couple of questions for me. I'm considering the purchase of a Quad PA-One+. I would use it for headphones as well as for preamp output to a speaker system. I have a couple of questions about the preamp outputs: - Do the preamp outputs mute when...- Bostonears
- Post #83
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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New tube amp: the Cayin HA-1A MK2
For the Cayin amp, you should indeed use matched pairs. Two individual tubes of the same model, depending on how unmatched they are, may make the two channels produce different volume from each other. If your reason for tube rolling is to obtain a warmer and smoother sound, I'm not sure any of...- Bostonears
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- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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New tube amp: the Cayin HA-1A MK2
Yep. And it's friggin' great.- Bostonears
- Post #384
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Sold: Audio-GD NFB-1.32 DAC
Git yer DAC heah.- Bostonears
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- Forum: Source Components For Sale / Trade
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New tube amp: the Cayin HA-1A MK2
You might try a different 12DT5 tube- Bostonears
- Post #299
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Sold: Audio-GD NFB-1.32 DAC
For sale is my Audio-GD NFB-1.32 DAC. Features include: Sabre ES9018 DAC chip fully balanced design no feedback asynchronous USB input (including DSD support) two coaxial inputs two optical inputs top-notch power supply circuitry high/low gain setting both balanced and unbalanced analog...- Bostonears
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Shure SE535: Reviews and First Impressions Thread
The "best" tips are highly dependent on your ears, i.e. the shape of your ear canals, and your preferences in listening. Personally, I prefer the "black olive" tips, but YMMV.- Bostonears
- Post #3,974
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors