[DrunkSaru]

I still think the HA2 is one of the prettiest but if you're looking for sound quality, I would not get it. I guess it would also depend on what source and what headphones you are planning on using it with. Most of the stuff I use are easy to drive stuff and my source is just my old decommissioned phone.

 

[vlach]

But I don't really want a Mojo, and it's in a completely different price range anyway, so not exactly on my radar.

Fair enough.

 

[erich6]

I'm curious to see what people still think about the Ha-2 compared to the newer competition. Still worth trying? Save my money?

I think they sound pretty good even compared to current offerings unless you are looking for bleeding edge tech or need more power. It's a unique physical design and form factor which I find to be very classy.

 

[Paul Cathcart]

* I got it to work. Thanks for looking! *

I couldn’t be later to the Oppo ha-2 but I picked one up for £40 on eBay and it sounds incredible with my Focal Elegia.

My big problem is, having gone bust, Oppo have removed the windows drivers. Does anyone have a copy?

Thank you for reading,

Paul

 

[MikeyFresh]

I couldn’t be later to the Oppo ha-2 but I picked one up for £40 on eBay and it sounds incredible with my Focal Elegia.

My big problem is, having gone bust, Oppo have removed the windows drivers. Does anyone have a copy?

Thank you for reading,

Paul

OPPO Digital still makes the drivers available here.

OPPO should be commended for providing support well after these units have ceased production, OPPO did not go bust, they simply exited the home A/V market to concentrate on their core mobile phone business.

U.K. site is here.

 

[Paul Cathcart]

OPPO Digital still makes the drivers available here.

OPPO should be commended for providing support well after these units have ceased production, OPPO did not go bust, they simply exited the home A/V market to concentrate on their core mobile phone business.

U.K. site is here.

That’s not the HA-2, that’s the drivers for the HA-2 SE, which are incompatible. The drivers on the same website for the HA-2 are dead links.

Click on the uk links and see.

 

[MikeyFresh]

Click on the uk links and see.

I had only clicked the U.S. links which are still live.

I didn't know the HA-2SE driver is incompatible, I find that odd and wonder why that would be the case.

 

[MikeyFresh]

Oppo Digital in California confirms, the HA-2SE drivers do in fact work with the original HA-2, and in most cases the drivers should not be necessary if using Windows 10/11.

 

[KtkC]

Never been one to bump but I was reading this thread for the helpful battery tip above which inspired me to find my HA-2 SE...

And this happens somewhat randomly with batteries in general, but if you have an HA-2 or HA-2 SE in a drawer somewhere, give it a feel for any bulging on the flat parts due to an inflated battery.

(Pic attached, while disassembling the PCB literally popped out once I let go of the pressure! I mean of course, it was even causing the outer panel to bend outward significantly)

Will certainly be trying the new battery, then..!

 

[bru87tr]

Both my original HA-2’s both charge fine and last almost 7 hrs. But, I always make sure to charge every 3 months, drain and use to.

Both work fine on my iPhone 13 Pro Max streaming hi res on Apple Music.

 

[Chris Ihao]

Both my original HA-2’s both charge fine and last almost 7 hrs. But, I always make sure to charge every 3 months, drain and use to.

Both work fine on my iPhone 13 Pro Max streaming hi res on Apple Music.

Draining lithium batteries is not recommended. They should be recharged after use and often, ideally never discharging them completely.

 

[bru87tr]

Not draining, using then recharging to full.

You think they would still be working after all these years if they sat drained ? lol

 

[Chris Ihao]

Not draining, using then recharging to full.

You think they would still be working after all these years if they sat drained ? lol

I never thought you leave them drained.

They way you wrote it, it seems like you drain them regularly, and charge them. In my head, draining is emptying something. My point was, lithium batteries should never ideally be completely drained. Most phones etc. shut off before they discharge completely.

Some people still believe completely discharging batteries is a good thing, which is a relic from the time batteries had memory.

 

[bru87tr]

Yup, I know that. Poor choice of words.

I meant I use them, low enough to charge. Recharge. Do the same in 3 months.

 

[oldmate]

Well my battery was completely gone as in no lights when charging so I was going to buy a replacement battery but just out of curiosity I plugged in the supplied quick charger and nothing. I left it connected and came back an hour later it had started to charge to my surprise. Not only that but when I had charged it previously it would discharge over about 5 days to completely flat with no use.

It has now been sitting on my desk for a week and it is still fully charged. I feel I may have brought my battery back to life.