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Review Yamaha HA L7A headphone amplifier

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Pros

  • Good preamp
  • Wonderful midrange
  • Neutral, precise, very low noise floor
  • Wide soundstage

Cons

  • No balanced input
  • Clumsy button for variable/fixed line output

Price: € 4000

Build quality
Usability
Sound
Price
Yamaha HA L7A

Setup

We listened to the Yamaha HA-L7A with the following headphones:

  • Yamaha YH-5000SE
  • Focal Elear
  • Oppo PM
  • Beyerdynamic DT770 pro

To test the performance of this top-of-the-line preamplifier, we connected it to the Alpha Audio reference system in Haarlem:

Reference system

Amplifier type
Headphone amp
Amplifier technology
Class A
Bridgemode
No
Amplifier inputs
  • Analog RCA
  • Digital Coaxial
  • Digital Optical
  • Digital USB
Amplifier outputs
  • Analog RCA
  • Analog XLR
Dimensions
  • Width: 33 cm
  • Depth: 19 cm
  • Height: 13 cm
Weight amplifier
5.3 Kg
Build in dac
Yes
Production country
Japan
Measurements
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac THD vs Freq
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac THD vs Freq
Yamaha HA-L7A - PSU Noise
Yamaha HA-L7A - PSU Noise
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac noise and interference
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac noise and interference
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac lineairity
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac lineairity
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac Jtest
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac Jtest
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac IMD vs ampl
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac IMD vs ampl
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac filter - slow minimum
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac filter - slow minimum
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac filter - shot latenc
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac filter - shot latenc
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac filter - slow lineair
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac filter - slow lineair
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac filter - hybrid fast
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac filter - hybrid fast
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac filter - fast minimum
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac filter - fast minimum
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac filter - fast lineair
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac filter - fast lineair
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac filter - brickwall
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac filter - brickwall
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac filter - apodizing fast
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac filter - apodizing fast
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac dynamic range
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac dynamic range
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac crosstalk
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - dac crosstalk
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - 0dB coax in
Yamaha HA-L7A - noise - 0dB coax in
Yamaha HA-L7A - digitaal in - headphone uit - freq response
Yamaha HA-L7A - digitaal in - headphone uit - freq response
Yamaha HA-L7A - digitaal in - freq response
Yamaha HA-L7A - digitaal in - freq response
Yamaha HA-L7A - analoog in - freq response
Yamaha HA-L7A - analoog in - freq response

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Sint-Antoniusstraat 15
2300 Turnhout, BE
+32 (0)14 70 88 88
http://www.alphahighend.be
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Joseph Bensstraat 21
1180 Ukkel, BE
+32 (0)2 644 48 44
http://www.alphahighend.be
brussels@alphahighend.be
Pleinweg 136
3083 EP Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, NL
0108484359
https://www.010hifi.nl
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Hooikade 13
2627 Delft, Zuid Holland, NL
015 2400 191
https://www.earsunlimited.com/
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Bredabaan 1031
B-2930 Brasschaat, BE
+32(0) 3 653 51 01
http://www.alphahighend.be
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2018 Antwerpen, BE
+32(0) 3 232 55 63
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6041EX Roermond, NL
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5931 CS Tegelen, NL
077 320 7320
http://www.stassen.nl/
stassen@stassen.nl
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8084GG 't Harde, NL
0525-652639
http://www.ketelaarhifi.nl/
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9471 GM Zuidlaren, NL
050-409 4047
http://www.hifihuis.nl/
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5038 HA Tilburg, NL
088-5443510
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071 - 5131512
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Steenstraat 54
6828 CM Arnhem, Gelderland, NL
+31 26 445 3541
https://www.benderhifi.nl/
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St.-Katelijnevest 53
2000 Antwerpen, BE
+32 (0)3 232 99 50
https://hificorner.be/
leemans@hificorner.be
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088-5443510
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iear@iear.nl
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