Harmony HP2A
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The Harmony HP2A is a meticulously crafted preamplifier and headphone amplifier, designed for discerning audiophiles who demand uncompromised sound quality. Volume control is managed using a precision-matched discrete resistor ladder volume attenuator. With discrete Class A buffered preamplifiers and a true balanced high-power headphone amplifier, it elevates your audio experience without compromise.
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Check out Harmony LExt for more inputs.
The Harmony LExt is an innovative expansion module designed to elevate the capabilities of your Harmony HP2A. Built with versatility and ease of integration in mind, LExt seamlessly adds more input options to your audio setup via the proprietary LE-LINK connection, allowing users to customize their system to suit their listening preferences and expand their connectivity without compromising performance.
Highlights
Precision Volume Control & True Balanced Class A Preamplifier: Featuring a Precision Matched Discrete Resistor Ladder Volume Attenuator for ultra-smooth, noise-free volume control, combined with a Discrete Class A Buffered Preamplifier for unmatched signal integrity and exceptional audio clarity.
True Balanced High-Power Headphone Amplifier: Harness the power of proprietary discrete power amplifier with 4x high bandwidth EXICON MOSFETs per channel for a robust and immersive listening experience. Unleash the potential of your beloved headphones!
True Balanced High-Power Headphone Amplifier: Harness the power of 4 x High Bandwidth EXICON Lateral MOSFETs per channel for a robust and immersive listening experience.
Selectable Output Mode at Your Fingertips: Easily select your desired output mode using the front panel selector on the HP2A. Choose between Preamp only, Headphone Amp only, or Preamp + Headphone Amp to suit your listening needs.
Expandable Input Flexibility: Effortlessly enhance your audio setup with the Harmony LExt via LE-LINK, adding Phono input or additional inputs to suit your growing needs.
Please check out the product overview and tech specs for more details: https://www.laiv.audio/harmony-hp2a
Reviews
I bought this to use as a pre amp along with using it as a headphone amp as well. The headphone amp will make you question if you still need a tube amplifier. That is until you try the pre amp into a tube amp. It is just makes everything an experience rather than just listening to the music. Especially in combination with the Harmony DAC. I absolutely love this. Took my listening experience to an entirely new level.
I am enjoying this amp a lot. I've had just over a full week with it and feel I have enough time with it to give my thoughts. I was previously using a Burson Soloist 3XP, which will now turn into my amp or preamp in my office at work.
Headphones used:
- Hifiman Susvara
- Meze Elite
Thoughts:
- Amp sounds great with both easy to drive (Meze Elite) and hard to drive (Hifiman Susvara) headphones.
- To my ear, the HP2A is a bit of a "smoother" sound profile than what I was getting with the Burson.
- To my surprise, I feel the HP2A "woke up" the Meze Elites and made them really enjoyable to listen to. I remember loving them when demoing them at the local audio shop, but never quite got them to feel as full sounding at home with the Burson. They were still good, but the midbass hump was too pronounced, that isn't the case with the HP2A.
- For Susvara, the Burson and HP2A both sound great. Not as much as a noticeable difference with these. I'm completely happy with either amp and both have plenty of power to drive Susvara. For me there is easily an additional 20 - 30 db of headroom left when putting the Susvara to sound levels that are higher than I would ever listen at
- I have the black/gold colorway and the harmony dac and HP2A stack look really great together. When I first ordered the harmony I was concerned with the gold/black combo as it is not my favorite. With just the harmony dac, the color/looks was only OK for me (I didn't love it). With the addition of the HP2A, I think the stack looks really good - the two pieces really complement each other.
- Build quality is great. Feels solid and has a nice heft to it.
- Three feet design is not my favorite. Be careful when plugging in cables - if you push down on a corner, you just might flip the unit upward by mistake - do not do this!
- Overall, I am happy with the purchase and will be keeping the HP2A.
I should have the Mod House Tungsten arriving soon. They will likely be my headphones at work, but they will get a run through the HP2A for sure. These are a challenge for any amplifier, so I am curious to see how the HP2A will do.
I am not a professional audio reviewer so I am not going to pretend to be. I am just a Joe Shmoe who knows what sounds good and what doesn’t. And this is the first time I feel so content with the sound I am hearing that I can stop looking for the next latest and greatest thing. This is it! This is what the best sounds like!
I use this amp as well as the Harmony DAC with my Meze Elite. This combo is absolute bliss. The sound is so lifelike and organic, transparent and 3 dimensional, punchy and dynamic that I really can’t imagine how music can get any better through a headphone! It made me realize that my previous stack, which I absolutely loved, actually has a digital edge to it that isn’t present on the LAiV stack.
The DAC is supremely musical and the amp is supremely transparent with both having a level of refinement that I have not experienced before. On the Meze Elite, the sub bass is thunderous and clean. The mid bass slaps when called for, while maintaining control and nuance. The midrange is diamond clear with voices on well recorded tracks sounding like the singer is right in front of you in the same room. Nice body and weight is behind each note without sacrificing detail. Treble is nicely extending without ever getting harsh. Everything is presented with a smooth organic quality that comes with a high quality NOS r2r DAC and thanks to the HP2A highly transparent nature, this quality comes through in pristine quality.
All this talk of the sound and I haven’t even talked about the build quality yet! Needless to say, this amp and DAC would be right at home in a home theater setup with components that cost over $10,000. The design is striking, especially in silver. It shines like a beautiful piece of industrial art with the gold accents providing some theatrical quality to its presence. Its three spiked feet design makes the unit appear to be floating from certain angles with the rear defying physics. The screen is easy to read with big attractive text that can be read from a reasonable distance away. The remote is a solid chunk of metal, beautiful and substantial with no rattling from the buttons, which operate with a nice confident inspiring click. The whole package including the unboxing experience is top notch. It makes me wonder how on earth LAiV manages to arrive at the price, when it seems like it should cost more than it does.
In summary, I can’t say enough good things about the amp and Dac. I give this my highest recommendation!