MX-HPA - Overview

Note: Not available in all countries

Years of experience in making high quality headphone amps have been distilled into the design of the MX-HPA. As a result, this fully-balanced headphone amp offers an awe-inspiring listening experience.

The MX-HPA’s technical performance is stunning. Typically, distortion from 20 Hz to 40 kHz is less than 0.005%. Signal-to-noise ratio is better than 120dB (‘A’ weighted). Frequency response is ruler flat from 10 Hz to 20 kHz (-0.1dB).

The MX-HPA is capable of a short-term peak of 10 watts (for one cycle) and has two gain positions: 18dB (8X) and 24dB (15X). Inputs are either balanced or single-ended. The MX-HPA will automatically convert single-ended inputs to balanced. The MX-HPA is genuinely fully balanced from beginning to end.

MX-HPA In Brief

• Fully balanced, studio design, purist headphone amplifier
• Incredible technical performance
• Will drive any headphone with ease
• Wide bandwidth: 10Hz-40kHz at +0, -3dB
• Very low noise
• Very low distortion: < 0.003%, 20Hz to 20kHz
• Outstanding channel separation
• Powerful, muscular, output into 32 ohms
• Beautiful aesthetics and build quality

Reviews

Read the AUDIO review.

Also read the Revistaonoff Review of the MX-HPA (Spanish)

Also read the Hi-Fi News review.

MX-HPA - Specifications

Output

• Power 1.8 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms (27dBW)
• Maximum output voltage 19 Volts RMS, 20Hz to 20 kHz
• Onset of clipping (54 Volts peak-to-peak) balanced

Line input

• THD+N >0.005% typical, 20Hz to 20 kHz
• Signal / noise ratio >120dB ‘A’-weighted
• Input impedance 50k Ohms
• Frequency response +0, –0.1dB, 10Hz to 20 kHz
• Gain, LO position (volume max) 18db (8x)
• Gain, HI position (volume max) 24dB (15x)

Connections

• Line level inputs
• 1 pair line level XLR (balanced) connectors
• 1 pairs line level RCA connectors
• Headphone outputs
• 1 pair 3-pin XLR/¼” stereo Jack combined sockets

Power requirement

• Mains voltages 90-250VAC 50-60Hz universal worldwide supply
• Consumption >0.25 Watts standby (Orange LED lit)
• 15 Watts maximum (Blue LED lit, full power output)

General

• Dimensions - WxHxD (mm): 220 (82/3”) x 53 (2”) x 240 mm (9½”)
• Weight (unpacked / packed): 2.2 kg (5 lbs) / 3.7 kg (8¼ lbs)