OnkyoPortable Headphone Amplifier DAC Equipped with Black DAC-HA200(B) [Japan Impot]

I use this DAC/amp in three places, between my computer and 1985 Pioneer SA-1270 amp feeding 8 ohm DML speakers with Dayton exciters, driving AKG 271 headphones with 55 ohm resistance and in my car between my phone and the car stereo aux input, using Music Bee, Foobar 2000 and AIMP players. First the home stereo, huge difference in clarity and sound stage. Everyone who listens to the stereo has been floored by the sound improvement, DML speakers are usually not that great for heavy metal/rock, but with this DAC they sound great with any kind of music. I can turn the volume up a lot higher before physics steps in. The car; my Moto G phone doesn't support USB sound out so it is purely an amplifier, 3.5 mm to 3.5 mm connection. Before I couldn't get enough volume out of the phone to hear some songs with the window down without turning the preamp in the music player up until it introduced distortion. Now I have much more volume available than I need with no distortion, sounds great. The headphones; again huge difference in clarity and sound stage depth, the DAC is very neutral as are the headphones so I don't need to compensate with the equalizer. It sounded great out of the box but as I have burned it in it gets better and better. I now have 20 plus hours on the DAC and it seems to have leveled out performance wise at extremely good. Is it on a par with a $1000 DAC, no but it's every bit as good as anything I have heard for less than that including the Schitt DACS. Solid construction, the aluminum case looks to be powder coated with the end plates being anodized. The potentiometer is smooth and the checkering on it provides a positive grip. There are side guards that extend past the volume knob and output jack to protect them from knocks and drops but don't interfere with their operation. I will be buying another one so I don't have to move it between the car and home everyday. If you are in the market for an audiophile quality DAC at a realistic price, buy this.

Hmmmm, what to say? To start, I use my iPhone 6S plus as my iPod and there is a dramatic increase in fidelity through good headphones. What are good headphones, one might ask. Well, I'd say anything in the price range of about $100 nets you a good set. I have Sennheiser in earbuds as well as a set of open and closed back cans and all there are well over $100 each. The each have a different sound character but they are great!This lil Onkyo made all three sets of phones positively shine when compared to iPhone. Even not using the DA, the Onkyo is much better. Now, I do use the Onkyo app to play my music and I haven't had any issues so far, but I've read some do have snafus connecting but I haven't.Most noticeable is the dynamics and bass. Both are more definitive, full and crisp. Highs are airy without strain and there's plenty volume. I immediately noticed that low volume sounds just like mid or mid-high volume only not as loud. That's a great sign. Further, I'm not at all tired of listening to music with my Onkyo like I can be with my iPhone alone. Music simply sounds better...period. I also found that I prefer most of my music without eq boosting with the Onkyo in place as a DA and amp. It's better with the Onkyo eq boost in the app when used without the amp. That was a surprise.All in all this is a great sounding amp. It's light, but well constructed. It has some adjustments, like low or high gain, to match the impedance of you headphones to the amp along with 3 inputs depending on how you use it: straight headphone amp using mini plug, headphone amp and DA using lightning plug to USB, or optical digital input. I've only use the first two options. The volume knob is nicely knurled and has a smooth throw but isn't too easy to accidentally adjust. It has a built in li-ion battery for about 8 hours use, and charges pretty fast in about 4 hours. It's simple but it simply work well. I'm not sure how it performs with Android devices but typically the work with less issues than Apple devices due to OS compatibility.Anyway, for the value, I think it's just peachy and well worth the money I spent on it. I still prefer my tube headphone amp for top quality sound but it lacks a DA and isn't portable.I'll post updates as I use it. For now, an awesome Dad's day gift to myself!!!Update: after almost two years of regular use, I have only a few things to say. First, the sound still is excellent, full, clear, never fatiguing and powerfully loud if I choose. The single negative is the internal battery doesn’t seem to last as long as when new...go figure?! It gets about half the life now. I think this is normal for a battery, but it brings up two issues for improvement: one, I’d love a battery meter. Two, a user replaceable battery. Those two items would make this lil headphone/DAC outstanding.I still use this more than my tube amp which is my favorite amp for serious musical enjoyment....why? Because it is handy, sounds great and physically unobtrusive. I love it!!

It's a wired connection both in and out. Very good sound quality and power. I wish the battery would last longer but it is sufficient. Very well built with minimal moving parts. It's been part of my gear set up since I got it. I use it most of the time with my iPhone 11 Pro and use the phone to EQ and a primary volume control. Works perfectly.

I bought this DAC to mainly use it with my iPhone 6s, the set-up is very straight forward, the sound quality is a huge improvement compared to the iPhone’s, and so the power is for my 50 ohms cans.My complaint comes when using it with my iPhone. It can be heard an almost imperceptible background noise (some sort of “digital noise”) that appears randomly. I’ve tried eliminating it by switching the hook up cable by different lengths, but the noise still there.In the other hand, when I use it hooked to my laptop the sound is rich and beautiful.

Mind breaking product. Must have if you use any expensive Hi-Res headset for listening High-Resolution Audio like Apple Lossless or FLAC 24-bit files, 96kHz-192kHz versions. Plus it is Onkyo, those guys know to do sound magic.Onkyo DAC-HA200 moves mobile music listening experience to the next level. Natural, colorless, studio-level sound, amazing clarity, details, musical instruments and voice localization. No any mobile devices play even close. Some standalone high-end DACs for $1K+ might produce better quality audio (like my Onkyo P-3000R pre-amp), but that one is portable. Device itself is small and light enough to care everywhere, smaller then novaday smartphones.Highly recommend!

Very good for the price

Excellent product and speedy service. Highly recommend Seller. Thank you.

Estoy muy contento con el DAC ONKYO,es el primer DAC que adquiero y si hace la diferencia en la calidad de audio.

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購入の動機は、機能の割には価格の手ごろさがあり買ってみました。色々な事が出来て良かったです。入力1:ミニプラグアナログ入力2:ミニプラグ型光ケーブル接続3:USB-microB入力(パソコン)4:USB-A入力(AppleデバイスiPod,iPhone,iPad　Lightningケーブル接続)が出来て多機能です。色々試せるのでなかなか面白いです。Android端末も仕様では接続できるそうですが(AOA2.0プロトコル)うちのSIMフリースマホHUAWEI P9liteはメーカーに直接訊いたらOTG接続が出来ない回答をもらい諦めました。アプリHF Playerの出来がよく(特に歌詞表示)Androidで試せず非常に残念に思いました。スマホに原因があり本製品とは関係がありません。余談ですがHUAWEI社には失望しました。主に2の光ケーブル接続でDENON DNP-720SEというNASオーディオにつないでの使用がいちばん多いです。3のUSB-microB入力はうちではパソコンにつないでSoundEngineFreeでとりあえず聴いています。同時に充電が始まり約460mA流れました。4のAppleデバイスはうちではiPod touch(6thGen)とiPad mini2を試しました。同社のアプリHF Player(iOS版)を用いるとハイレゾコンテンツが楽しめるようになっています(うちではまだハイレゾは試していません、ダウンロードが意外とお金かかるので^^;まだちょっと手が出ないです)※1他に専用の充電プラグがあり付属のUSBケーブルで充電すると約0.9Aで充電でき速いです。音質太くてしっかりした音質で大変良かったと思います。ONKYOさんってこんな音作りするのかとちょっと驚きです。同社の製品はスピーカーD-112EXTを持っているのですがそれは割と繊細な感じだったので意外でした。バーブラウン社のDACなのでそれの色が出ているものと思います。ノイズは言われているようなものは確認できずうちでは大変静かで十分満足できるものでした。ヘッドホンはSONY MDR-1A M2SONY MDR-CD900STSONY MDR-7506SONY MDR-V6SONY MDR-Z1000audio-technica ATH-SX1aを試しました。どれもしっかり鳴らしきっています。持ち歩くのにはちょっと大きいサイズかと思いました。結構厚みがあるので。2018/3/30(金)追記TOSHIBA dynabook AZ65/FGという2018春モデルを購入したら付属のアプリTOSHIBA Media Player by sMedio TrueLink+というsMedio社製のアプリが付いてきました。そこでの情報なのですがこのDACは対応機種ということで結果オーライでしたが、対応表を見るとDoP出力(DSD over PCM)が対応していなくPCM出力のみということでした。DSDフォーマットは聴けないと思います。そこだけ注意です。たしかにハイレゾ入門機という所以はそこらへんなんだろうと思いました。2018/4/19(木)追記iOS版HFplayerアプリが同期歌詞サービスに対応しAndroid版と同じ仕様になりました。※１2018/5/10(木)追記遅ればせながらハイレゾ試しました。e-onkyoでダウンロードして上記dynabookとsMedioのプレーヤーで聞きました。ソースはJUJU「I」から「Love is Like」これはCD盤も買っているので比較しました。自分が一番わかりやすかったのがハイハットの質感ですCDだと荒かった感じがハイレゾ96kHz24bitで聴くとより細やかでさらさらした感じに変わりました、金物(シンバル、ハイハット)が明らかに違いました。使用ヘッドホンはSONY MDR-7506です。CDは荒々しく感じます、ハイレゾは刺々しさがとれて滑らかになります。ただ全体的にそんなに劇的に変わるわけでもないので、まあこんな感じかなくらいです

Great sound amplifier. Clean clear sound. Well worth the money. Purchased it from Relation in Japan. Received it within two weeks. Great service.