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NuForce HA-200 Headphone Amplifier
Cyberthingy
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Sep 29, 2017
I would like to offer some feedback on this product. I Bought one off ebay a few months back as an open box new item for $150. I figured it was worth the risk and I could always sell it if I din't like it. I also picked up a Schiit Asgard 2 because I had read good things about it. I have several sets of headphones including AKG 702, Sennheiser HD 580, HiFiman HE-400i and Audio Technica ATH-M50X . I prefer the AKG 702s ever since I did the mod to extend their bass just a bit. The HiFiman HE-400i is a nice set but I like it with certain types of music. They may need more break in time though. Anyway, I also own a couple other headphone amps but consider the Nuforce my favorite for it's slightly warmish sound. I don't consider it a powerhouse amp but it does do very well as a single ended amp. Used in a balanced configuration with a second amp will likely make for a great setup for other harder to drive headphones. I like the Nuforce so much I decided to sell off the Asgard 2 because I simply did not enjoy it as much as the Nuforce. As I stated I have a few other amps that include an O2 from JDS Labs, an Ocean tube amp from Bravo Audio and an XDuoo X5. Of them all I prefer the Nuforce's sound. It just sounds fuller and richer to me. I've bought all kinds of audio gear in the last 5 years and have researched various ideas of what good sound is supposed to be like. In the end I have decided that no one else can tell me what I am supposed to like. Only I can judge what sounds great. My physiology, age, acoustic environment, the recorded medium and many other aspects in the audio delivery chain to my brain have an impact on what I actually hear. To have some audio snob tell me I should pursue neutral uncolored audio gear is doing me a disservice. Follow your instincts and take all reviews with a grain of salt. If there are a lot of positive reviews for a given product and it fits your budget then you stand a pretty good chance that the product will satisfy your expectations but that is not always the case. This one exceeded mine so even though I may experiment with other amp selections going forward, I will most likely keep this one as a secondary if not my go to daily amp. The real question is whether a second amp in a balanced configuration really will make an improvement in the overall sound. I'm not fully sold on the idea of balanced headphone gear. If I find myself with a spare few hundred dollars to burn I make pick up another HA-200 and a balanced cable for my cans maybe I'll give it a shot. Oh, wait! I have to have a balanced DAC to go with it. Well shit, there's another several hundred dollars I'll have to spend to achieve a proper balanced system. Maybe a better set of cans would be a wiser use of my 600 dollars. Who knows? It's a roller coaster ride on the pursuit of audio nirvana.
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