Fostex HP-A4
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Hard pressed to find a better Dac in this price range!
A/B'd against: Dac Magic Plus (£350) Xonar Essence One (£350) Arcam IrDac (£400) Running through the headphone amplifiers on each device using Sennheiser HD 600 headphones By no means am I an audiophile: I appreciate clean, detailed sound and am drawn to a sonic balance (neutrality). This Dac really gives others in its price range a run for their money! I bought the HP-A4 for around £200 and the only Dac that surpassed it was x2 the pric... Show More
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Excellent DAC/Amp for the price
I am really happy with this device, it has many positive features.. 1. The sound quality is very good, clean and detailed. 2. It does not get very hot even after hours of use. 3. The finish of the unit is very good. 4. It has a front button to select if the sound goes to the RCA outputs or headphones. 5. Balanced XLR headphone connection. There aren't any real negative aspects on this DAC/AMP but after trying to think to include... Show More
Reviewed on ThomannMusic.com
Actually Fostex HP-A4 5 star product.
Fostex HP-A4 sound is just natural full scale and no draw back in this area 25 stars at least. But..... support is typical word to word translation from Japanese to English. So many people war confused because was unclear how to see as Fostex HP-A4 hardware was up to date , as Fostex have to release an extra brochure on a mater.
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