aboroth00
New Head-Fier
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Did you ever try this:
"In my opinion, the HA-1 discrete analog path in the headphone stage sounds so good that I ended up using that output for headphone and as a line out to my various amps. With a simple audiophile 1/4-inch-to-RCA output adapter, the HA-1’s excellent, airy, detailed sound could be carried over to speaker listening. The op-amp enabled line outs are good, but the headphone section is exceptional — more space around the instruments, as delivered by 24-bit."
http://everythingaudionetwork.blogspot.co.nz/2014/07/audiophile-review-oppos-ha-1.html
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Actually I have not. My main system is fully balanced and I use balanced interconnects whenever possible. Usually when you hear 6.35mm or 3.5mm to RCA it's antithetical to "audiophile." However, I think you may have a good point since the headphone output is discrete when compared to the outputs. Unfortunately I don't own any "audiophile" 1/4" to RCA's. For my purposes as a desktop setup, the best sound from my speakers isn't critical as it is in my main setup. Even though it might sound better, I highly doubt many audiophiles out there would use the HA-1 as a preamp through its headphone section though.