germay0653
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Why do you want to get Oppo HA1 ? I thought Fostex HP-A8C was as good as or better than HA1. You are not really getting any benefit going in balanced with TH900, unless you have other headphone like HD800.
Canadian411, why do you think there is no benefit for going balanced with the TH900? I agree that if you're using the HP-A8C, which is not balanced and only has SE outputs, that would be the case. However the OPPO HA-1, on the other hand, is fully balanced internally, from DAC to the outputs, and the benefits are better separation (no crosstalk), better soundstaging, better common-mode noise rejection, improved signal quality and more power, although the TH900 doesn't require the extra power.