YAMAHA ANNOUNCES NEW FLAGSHIP HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER

The new Yamaha HA-L7A Headphone Amplifier is the brand’s flagship, designed for HiFi fans.

The new Yamaha HA-L7A Headphone Amplifier combines audio technologies with sound advancements from AV receivers. It has been designed as the perfect companion for the flagship YH-5000SE headphone, Yamaha says the HA-L7A is its first true audiophile headphone amplifier.

YAMAHA HA-L7A HEADPHONE AMP

Created in response to the ardent desires of headphone enthusiasts, the HA-L7A is an audiophile-level component that strives for the ultimate True Sound in headphone listening. The HA-L7A has a “bold, original design and meticulous build quality”.

“The HA-L7A is the ultimate solution for HiFi headphone amplification and playback of digital high-resolution content. This headphone amp features an innovative Sound Field mode, no-compromise design and construction, and legendary Yamaha engineering. It is sure to make a significant impact on the HiFi headphone market” Alex Sadeghian, director of consumer audio, Yamaha Corporation of America

PATENTED FLOATING AND BALANCED POWER AMPLIFIER

A total of four sets of amplifier circuits on the plus and minus sides of the left and right channels of the output stage are floated from the ground, resulting in thoroughly symmetrical push-pull operation of the output stage. All circuitry, including the power supply, is completely independent of the ground, ensuring the effects of voltage fluctuations and external noise surrounding the ground are eliminated.

32 BIT DAC

HA-L7A incorporates ESS Technology’s ES9038PRO DAC. The dedicated master clock on the device utilizes a crystal oscillator with ultra-low phase noise to attain the precise D/A conversion and features an eight-channel D/A converter housed inside the chip that applies four-channel conversion to the left and right sides respectively.

YAMAHA HA-L7A HEADPHONE AMP DUAL TOROIDAL TRANSFORMERS

The power supply section employs two toroidal transformers with bifilar windings. One is for the minute-signal circuitry in the front stage and the second is for the amplifier section in the second stage. This design significantly reduces magnetic flux leakage while minimizing voltage variations, which in turn enhance the stability of the power supply.

SOUND FIELD MODE

Utilizing the same Yamaha CINEMA DSP sound field creation technology that is incorporated into many Yamaha AV receivers, the built-in Sound Field mode has six options on-board to reproduce the optimal sound field for the entire scope of music and video.

YAMAHA HA-L7A HEADPHONE AMP PRICING & AVAILABILITY

The HA-L7A will be available in late 2023 for $3,999.95 MSRP.

HiFi PiG Says: A worthy partner to their flagship YH-5000SE headphones, the HA-L7A is real audiophile headphone amp from Yamaha.