With Oppo's seemingly unstoppable success with every product they release, it was interesting to hear that they had in fact snuck out an update to their ever popular portable Amp/DAC, the HA2.
New and old side by side in our Wellington store
While the #OPPO #HA2SE looks virtually identical to the prior, it does come with some revised accessories such as a right angled USB to USB cable.
The Special Edition instead focuses on the Digital to Analogue Conversion - They have opted for the ESS Sabre 9028 Q2M chip offering 'better sound' a fairly ambiguous compliment to something that sounds fairly good to start with.
To avoid beating around the bush, I gave it a quickcharge (literally) and had a listen through my trusty AF180s.
Read more on our website...
http://www.listeningpost.co.nz/Portable-Compadre-new-es-HA2-SE-__I.169087__N.81089