Ergonomic and human-friendly design

From the human-engineering point of view, the design of the HA-P5 started from the scratch. Compactness, lightweight and comfortable for human hands are keys to design, and it weighs only 182g or 6.4 oz. which is the lightest among TEAC’s portable headphone amplifiers.

Delivering the finest sound on the street, as a piece of daily essentials

The fundamental circuit design of the HA-P5 is based on the highly reputed TEAC Reference 501 series, the UD-501, a USB DAC, and the HA-501, a Headphone Amplifier. A high-performance D/A Converter PCM1795 from Burr-Brown allows the Hi-Res digital data to maximize its potential, as discrete designed push-pull circuit delivers high-quality audio signal from its 1/8" headphone jack.

Burr-Brown PCM1795 D/A Converter 

Same as the highly reputed USB DAC, the TEAC UD-501, and an industry-standard DSD Master Recorder, the TASCAM DA-3000 for recording studios and broadcasting stations, a high-performance D/A Converter, Burr-Brown PCM1795 settles in the heart of digital section to process millions of calculations a second that Hi-Res audio data require.

Dual on-board master clocks for 44.1kHz and 48kHz systems

Master clock is another key player on digital processing. The HA-P5 employs two high-precision crystal master clocks for 44.1kH (22.5792MHz) and 48kHz (24.576MHz) systems, to be synchronized with sampling frequency of the incoming digital audio signal precisely, which means an accurate Digital-to-Analog conversion is processed. Asynchronous transfer mode is also supported to cancel less-accurate clock signal sent from a computer or smartphone, – that affects to digital audio data while traveling – known as jitter-noise.