Hi Mate,
Same op-amps on both H10 & HPA-3B for comparison , In both amps, I found LME49710HA gives a better performance than others.
HPA-3B is clearly ahead in terms of sound quality when used fully balanced. First difference you notice compared to H10 is the soundstage, obviously expansive & airier in HPA-3B. Instruments separation, placement are pinpoint accurate. Detail retrieval is better, channel imbalance is gone, Clear Left & Right channels.
A more natural, expansive and fatigue-free sound quality on a balanced connection vs Unbalanced.
H10 has a slightly deeper & fuller bass than the HPA-3B, Mids are better textured, detailed & clear on HPA-3B, Highs extended, expansive & airy. As a bonus, HPA-3B also has superb balanced volume pot.
I can happily recommend you the HPA-3B over H10, if using a balanced connection. It costs around 400$ shipped, but dont forget the op-amps, get the LME49710HA & browndogs!
Same op-amps on both H10 & HPA-3B for comparison , In both amps, I found LME49710HA gives a better performance than others.
HPA-3B is clearly ahead in terms of sound quality when used fully balanced. First difference you notice compared to H10 is the soundstage, obviously expansive & airier in HPA-3B. Instruments separation, placement are pinpoint accurate. Detail retrieval is better, channel imbalance is gone, Clear Left & Right channels.
A more natural, expansive and fatigue-free sound quality on a balanced connection vs Unbalanced.
H10 has a slightly deeper & fuller bass than the HPA-3B, Mids are better textured, detailed & clear on HPA-3B, Highs extended, expansive & airy. As a bonus, HPA-3B also has superb balanced volume pot.
I can happily recommend you the HPA-3B over H10, if using a balanced connection. It costs around 400$ shipped, but dont forget the op-amps, get the LME49710HA & browndogs!
Wondering if when you compared it with the H10 was that with the 49860's or 49710HA's? Could you describe the SQ differences you found between the two amps when running the HPA-3B fully-balanced?
I currently use a H10 with the stock opamps swapped for AD797's and 49720's but I'm looking to upgrade to a fully-balanced amp around $600 mark (but not Liquid Carbon as it will cost more like $850 in Canada). Cheers!