Cayin
HA-6A
The HA-6A is Cayin's transformer-coupled vacuum-tube desktop headphone amplifier, supporting swappable EL34 and KT88 output tubes in both Triode (TR) and Ultra-Linear (UL) operating modes for adjustable tonal character and power. It offers fully balanced 4-pin XLR and 4.4mm Pentaconn outputs alongside a single-ended 6.35mm jack, with three-position gain/impedance matching for headphones from 8Ω to 600Ω.
MSRP
$2,499
Used market · Mint
$1,875
MSRP to used market
From $2,499 at launch to $1,875 today.
Specifications
- Price
- $2,499 USD
- THD n
- ≤1% @ 1kHz
- Inputs
- 2× XLR balanced, 2× RCA single-ended
- Weight
- 19.5 kg
- Dimensions
- 360mm (L) × 322mm (D) × 197mm (H)
- Power output
- 4,500 mW + 4,500 mW
- Tube complement
- 2× Electro-Harmonix EL34EH (KT88-compatible), 2× JJ/EH 12AU7 (ECC82), 2× RCA/EH 17AX4GT rectifiers
- Headphone outputs
- 6.35mm single-ended, 4.4mm Pentaconn balanced, 4-pin XLR balanced
- Power consumption
- 140 W
- Frequency response
- 10Hz–65kHz ±3dB
- Signal to noise ratio
- 98 dB, A-weighted
- Headphone impedance matching
- L: 8–64Ω, M: 65–250Ω, H: 251–600Ω
- Power output el34 balanced ul high gain
- 4,200 mW + 4,200 mW
- Power output kt88 balanced ul high gain
- 4,500 mW + 4,500 mW
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