In Reply to: My experience... YMMV posted by RhythmDevil on May 3, 2020 at 17:37:38:
On the downside, the next upgrade amp comes in at $3900. Add the already expensive headphones, and we are talking about some serious money for "only" headphones.
On the upside, the HSA-1a amp also will feature 4-pin XLR jack for normal headphones and have speaker binding posts (class A 10 watts into 8 Ohms).
The unknown. Since HSA-1a has been tuned to synergize with Raal SR1a, early word is that amp adds warmth and smoothness, which may or may not synergize as well with more "neutral" speakers and non-ribbon headphones. We shall see..
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Follow Ups
- Raal HSA-1a amp $3900 - Jon L 09:00:25 05/07/20 (5)
- Schiit Jotunheim-R @$800 is a screaming deal then - RhythmDevil 13:11:50 05/07/20 (4)
- Yes but... - Jon L 20:41:27 05/07/20 (3)
- RE: Yes but... - SteveM324 05:25:17 05/14/20 (1)
- RE: Yes but... - Jon L 19:43:23 05/14/20 (0)
- Different XLR pinout is a feature, not a bug - RhythmDevil 03:44:01 05/08/20 (0)