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Hey guys - what is the collective recommendation for a streaming solution to the HA-1, given that it does not have an ethernet port at the back?
The amp is next to my bed. I use home plugs to get the signal from my computer downstairs up to the ethernet 'out' socket of the home plug.
What's the best way to then convert from an ethernet port to something the good old HA-1 will recognise please WITHOUT THAT DEVICE PROCESSING ANY SIGNAL but rather, leaving the oppo to do the heavy lifting and DAC processing and amplification?
Any help greatfully received.
Thanks!
You can connect an Apple Touch, iPad, or iPhone (non-wirelessly), using a CCK (Apple Camera Connection Kit) and a standard "USB Type A male" -to-" USB Type B male" cable, connected to the USB input of the HA-1, then use Spotify or Tidal apps, for example, to stream via Wifi. The iDevice would be "tethered," but it works really well and the iDevices have a very low noise floor compared to some other sources you might use with the HA-1's USB input (like a noisy laptop).
The good news here, is that (I'm pretty sure) the HA-1's USB receiver is self-powered - it does not require the USB source to provide 5VDC - which the iDevices cannot do. They can only provide data, not power to a USB DAC.
I use an Uptone Audio USB Regen to improve the USB signal quality right before it goes into a different DAC. If I'm incorrect in my recollection that the HA-1's USB input is self-powered, you could consider getting a USB Regen, which can supply very clean 5VDC power to USB receivers that are not self-powered, in addition to cleaning up the USB data.
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