[Hooster]

Discountinued - That sucks. I sold mine because I wanted to upgrade, but it was a very good unit. The swiss army of headphone amps. Great features and great price for what you got.
What the hell is wrong with Oppo!!!

 
Well, I suppose they were simply not selling enough of them. the HA-1 is a very nicely made product and I am sure it is expensive to manufacture. My guess would be that Oppo decided to stop making it because:
 
1. They were not selling enough.
2. They were too expensive to make. 

 

[aqsw]

Well, I suppose they were simply not selling enough of them. the HA-1 is a very nicely made product and I am sure it is expensive to manufacture. My guess would be that Oppo decided to stop making it because:

1. They were not selling enough.
2. They were too expensive to make. 

So in other words, they screwed up in the first place. Their reasearch, marketing, etc., were all wrong ?

 

[elucidate]

Honestly, it couldn't be the former because the demand is still there. Expensive to make? Highly probable but then again; their sonica dac option isn't exactly "entry level" at $1100 CAD. Hopefully they have a successor in the works...

 

[Hooster]

So in other words, they screwed up in the first place. Their reasearch, marketing, etc., were all wrong ?

 
Wrong in the respect that they HA-1 was probably a bit too good/expensive to make. I wonder what something like just the remote controlled multi gang volume control cost them. Then there is the class A headphone amp, the transformers, etc.
 
I suspect that the HA-1 found itself in a place where it was too expensive to really compete in the mass market while not being expensive enough to justify the cost of manufacturing it... 

 

[aqsw]

Wrong in the respect that they HA-1 was probably a bit too good/expensive to make. I wonder what something like just the remote controlled multi gang volume control cost them. Then there is the class A headphone amp, the transformers, etc.

I suspect that the HA-1 found itself in a place where it was too expensive to really compete in the mass market while not being expensive enough to justify the cost of manufacturing it... 

Fair enough, in other words , I was right. R&D, Marketing, and corporate screwd up. They undestimated the competition.
Tell me what they should hsve done?

I have no answer, as I thought it was fsirly priced, but I work in a totally different industty.
..

 

[Hooster]

Fair enough, in other words , I was right. R&D, Marketing, and corporate screwd up. They undestimated the competition.
Tell me what they should hsve done?

I have no answer, as I thought it was fsirly priced, but I work in a totally different industty.
..

 
I have some ideas, but I don't really see the point of elaborating here (The HA-1 is gone). If someone wanted to hire me as a consultant I might be more inclined to help.

 

[aqsw]

I have some ideas, but I don't really see the point of elaborating here (The HA-1 is gone). If someone wanted to hire me as a consultant I might be more inclined to help.

Sure! Too funny.

Im outa here

 

[Shure or bust]

Selling my Ha-1. 
 
There is a Oppo Sonica for sale up here for $750.

 

[thyname]

Sure! Too funny.

Im outa here

http://www.head-fi.org/t/840597/oppo-sonica-dac-sdac-3-like-new-for-trade-or-sale

 

[polecrab]

Anyone using the Tidal app for Windows 10 PC through the HA-1 via USB having problems with weird distortion that goes away when you restart the Tidal app? This doesn't happen with any other source, just Tidal. Very annoying.

 

[Mojo777]

Anyone know of another product that has the same or more of the functionality of the HA-1? Need all the I/O - specifically the analog ins.\
 
Thanks

 

[MRC001]

The Grace m920 is similar to the HA-1, at almost twice the price. Back when I bought my HA-1, if it didn't float my boat then the M920 was my back-up plan. But I think the HA-1 is fantastic. If I wanted a DAC+amp+preamp now, I'd look for a good HA-1 on eBay.

 

[Mojo777]

Thanks.
 
I have one. Have had it for two years. Looking for something new but interestingly enough I use all of the I/O the HA-1 has to offer. I'll look into the grace

 

[Hooster]

  Anyone know of another product that has the same or more of the functionality of the HA-1? Need all the I/O - specifically the analog ins.\
 
Thanks

 
Benchmark DAC

 

[MRC001]

Last I checked, Benchmark DAC didn't have analog inputs. HA-1 and Grace m920 both do.