[Hifiaddict]

Many thanks for your help MRC001 will buy a xlr and try it out.:normal_smile :

 

[MRC001]

PS - if your Rotel is driving a power amp, you can bypass the Rotel entirely and drive the power amp directly from the Oppo HA-1. In other words, the HA-1 becomes your preamp. Used this way, do not enable bypass mode!
 
However, if you are using the Rotel to switch between several different sources, this won't work well because the Oppo only has 1 input of each type.
 
In my case, all my sources are digital. So I run all my sources into a digital switchbox, which feeds into the Oppo. I select what to listen to on the switchbox upstream from the Oppo, and the Oppo drives both my headphones & my power amp.

 

[Hifiaddict]

My source is from pc via usb to Oppo ha1 and than i will connect it via xlr out to Rotel Ra1570 integrated amp.

On my pc i will use potplayer for my bluray movies and music but maybe this player is not the best for flac music ?

Wich output do i have to put on my pc i don't know maybe 24/192?
And wich output do i have to put on my media player depending maybe on wich player i should use?

 

[MRC001]

What software you use to play it shouldn't matter much. It's the same bits either way, and bits are bits.
 
What does matter is to ensure you're not using a lossy-compressed audio stream like MP3 or AAC. Use the highest quality audio stream available for your source. The bit rate and depth doesn't matter much as long as it's at least 44-16 PCM (or a non-lossy compressed format like FLAC or ALAC). 192-24 is fine too. The Oppo will take just about anything up to 384-24 (I think, check the manual to be sure).

 

[Sound Eq]

does anyone know how to tighten up a bit the swivel of the frame that holds the dirvers
one side is looser than the other

 

[dubharmonic]

Anyone know if / where I could still find one of these?

 

[wood1030]

Anyone know if / where I could still find one of these?

Just saw some used on Amazon. Not sure if I can link them here but a quick search on "A" will show them.

 

[Shure or bust]

 
Just saw some used on Amazon. Not sure if I can link them here but a quick search on "A" will show them.

Fake listings as usual

 

[wood1030]

  Fake listings as usual

Really? Fake Amazon listings? I was  not aware that was a thing.
I know that eBay is prevalent with them but didn't know Amazon was know for them too. 

 

[TheSnafu]

   
I would not replace your Copland preamp with the HA-1 but add the HA-1 as another device.  

 
Thanks, i kept Copland and got meridian explorer2 for laptop&phone.
 
Oppo's connections are pretty limited for a usual 2-channel home stereo preamp (and it is not fully designed to be one so not saying it's a bad thing).
 
 
cheers 

 

[MRC001]

  Oppo's connections are pretty limited for a usual 2-channel home stereo preamp (and it is not fully designed to be one so not saying it's a bad thing).

The HA-1 has connectors for just about everything: dig coax, digital toslink, digital AES XLR, USB, analog XLR, analog RCA, both in and out. But, only 1 of each. It's very flexible but not made to be a preamp.
You can put a preamp in front of it, but a switchbox (whether analog or digital) would be more transparent. And cheaper.

 

[djsunzi]

Just picked up a display unit in a Singapore. Trying to see if running my active speakers from the headphone out sounds better than from the XLR line out output at the rear...

 

[Hooster]

Just picked up a display unit in a Singapore. Trying to see if running my active speakers from the headphone out sounds better than from the XLR line out output at the rear...

 
Please let us know how it goes...

 

[Dougr33]

I'm very interested too, as I'm currently running out the XLR's on the back too. Are you using an adapter to use the front's balanced output, or just the regular headphone jack.

 

[OhMyGodPancakes]

hey guys, does anybody know the output voltage of the XLR balanced pre-outs? specifically when it is set to bypass?