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The Cayin iHA-8 is a fully balanced, 4-channel discrete Class A desktop headphone amplifier with selectable standard and Hyper operating modes. It accepts balanced XLR and single-ended RCA analog sources and can function in Line or Pre-Amp mode. Headphone outputs include 4-pin XLR and 4.4 mm balanced connections, plus a 6.35 mm single-ended connection. The amplifier uses a 75 W toroidal transformer and 50,000 µF Nichicon filter capacitors, with low-, high-, and +12 dB gain settings. Hyper mode provides increased output power, reaching up to 7,700 mW per channel at 32 ohms according to published specifications.
Analog signal output specifications
Input and output connections
Size, weight, and appearance
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The closest alternatives on specs, description and the systems they turn up in, with the specs they share set side by side.
The Burson Conductor V2+'s power @ 8ω is 4W against the IHA-8's 1.6W, its signal-to-noise 142 dB against 130 dB, its thd 0.001% against 0.002%, and its output impedance 3Ω against 0.4Ω.
Both turn up in the same documented systems.
The Conductor Stellar's power @ 8ω is 4W against the IHA-8's 1.6W, its signal-to-noise 120 dB against 130 dB, and its output impedance 0.5Ω against 0.4Ω. Both share thd (0.002%).
The Taurus Pre's thd is 0.001% against the IHA-8's 0.002% and its weight 4.4 kg (10 lbs) against 4.5 kg (10 lbs). Both share signal-to-noise (130 dB) and class (A).
The Playmate 3's power @ 8ω is 3W against the IHA-8's 1.6W, its signal-to-noise 96 dB against 130 dB, and its output impedance 2Ω against 0.4Ω. Both share thd (0.002%).
Both turn up in the same documented systems.
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