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HP-A3

32bit DAC
Discontinued
HP-A3

HP-A3

HP-A3

Compact 32-bit DAC + high-quality headphone amplifier powered by USB bus power.

Features

USB bus-powered power supply.

Dedicated PLL power supply for higher stability by regenerating the power supply.

The headphone amplifier is capable of driving high-impedance headphones used in studios.

AKM 32-bit DAC AKM AK4390 is used.

High-grade audio capacitors, high-end audio OP amplifiers, and other carefully selected analog components are used.

USB/digital (OPTICAL) input selector.

Headphone/RCA (analog) output selector.

Specifications

Main Specifications

input
USB terminal
sampling frequency

Max. 24bit/96kHz

interface

USB Full Speed

Supported OS

Windows 7 or higher, Mac OS X V10.6 to macOS10.12 Sierra

DIGITAL INPUT terminal
connector

Rectangular Optical

(computer) format

S/PDIF (32kHz to 96kHz)

output (e.g. of dynamo)
PHONES jack
connector

Stereo Standard Jack

Applicable load impedance

16 ohm or more

Maximum output

100mW+100mW (32 ohm load)

THD

0.04% or less (at 1kHz, 32Ω load 100mW output)

ANALOG OUTPUT(L, R) pins
connector

RCA pin jacks

Reference Output Level

-10dBV

THD

0.01% or less (at 1kHz)

DIGITAL OUTPUT terminal
connector

Rectangular Optical

(computer) format

S/PDIF

general
accessory

USB cable (1m x 1), rubber feet (x 4)

External dimensions

W108 × H(excluding feet)36 × D(including protrusions)140 mm

Mass of main unit

Approx. 450g

power (button on TV, etc.)

DC5V (supplied from USB terminal)

Power consumption

2.5W

*This product complies with the European RoHS Directive.

Support

Product Materials

Various product documents are available for download.
Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF files.

The user manuals, product specifications, and product images may be used free of charge for both commercial and non-commercial purposes, but the copyright belongs to our company.
(No permission application or credit notation such as product names is required for their use.)
Selling, leasing, renting, or redistributing the product is prohibited. (No permission application or credit notation of the product name, etc. is required for use of the image.

FAQ

Q
Cannot play on iTunes for Windows.
A

The HP-A3 will not playback unless the audio playback method under Playback in iTunes Preferences is set to ” Direct Sound “.
Please note that Windows Audio Session (WASAPI) is not supported.