hey this is my first time using a DAC, but i can say this is quite amazing. I've bought unboxed one rather than new. I've paired them with CCA-PLA13 and they together do the job. I'm using my mac for listening and first it is difficult for me to adjust the sampling frequency and you can do that by accessing Audio MIDI Setup in applications folder and select the DAC you've attached and select the required there. Trust me you can feel a lot of difference when compared to your regular ones. I am using airpods pro for regular listening and I can feel a lot of difference here, you can hear every detail of the song. Its worth a try for beginning of your journey. Planning to have a balanced cable soon as this also supports 2.5mm output.

This review comes from someone who has never used an external DAC. I might sound extremely biased as this is my first experience but I swear to God listening through this got me to write down this review.

From my teenage years I would always invest in decent headphones and earbuds from Sennheiser. So I know the importance of good headphones to get a good music experience. It's been a year since I owned a
Sennheiser CX 300S and a HD 598 SE. I thought Music could never have been better but boy was I wrong, Shanking UA2 has completely brought a new listening experience. Apart from the sound clarity and volume amplification. I could notice I do not get fatigued listening for hours. There's something about Shanling UA2 that gives you a warm heavenly feeling. I would definitely recommend this to someone who would want to get started on their DAC journey. The same song I have listened to forever got me feeling like my first experience!

awesome sound!!

Really thankful to hpz team, for the recommendations, thank u for existing and doing what u do.
Raghav Sir and team, u guys are like celebrities to me!

i am not an audiophile, just love to listen music. It has elevated my whole experience of listening to music to a whole new level.
Its my 1st time listening experience via 2.5mm balanced output, and boy-oh-boy.. amazing detailing, no looking back to 3.5mm earphones.

my setup - blon bl-03 + UA2 + one plus nord

This is my 2nd DAC. Previously I was using Venture Electronics Odyssey. There is a huge difference in detailing, sound stage, depth, resolution and sound signature. I just love to hear music, watch movies movies and play games with this UA2. Thanks to Headphone Gurus for helping me out in choosing the right product which will make a perfect pair with the KZ ZAS IEM.

I am ordered Shanling UA2 for my KZ ZSN PRO X with tripowin zonie cable 2.5mm balanced the improvements more then expected after using these dac everything more added more bass tighted more clean vocal more everything added more and improved sound stage imaging and the dac is to much powerful before dac i am using my KZ ZSN PRO X on 80% 90% volume with some distrotion after 70% volume and after using dac shanling UA2 only have 30% 40% volume sounds amazing without any distrotion any siblance only 1 con is its taking much power from Smartphone taking lots of battery

If you are coming from no Dac, this is a worthy upgrade. I am using this with Blon Bl-03 and it has boosted his performance to a whole another level. I have used only UA1 and it performs better than that. Totally worth it.

Thanks headphonezone for the fast delivery.

I have never really used an audiophile headphone setup till about a week ago. But after getting a pair of hifiman planers, I chose the UA-2 to drive them. And boy am I blown away. This hardly 2-inch long amplifier adds so much life to the planers. There is more than enough headroom for amplification using the balanced 2.5 and does great justice to the dynamics of these openbacks. I am loving every bit of sound it is producing. Great buy, especially because of the cost and the size. For best results use the 2.5mm balanced output, the 3.5mm sounds good, but does not have the same amplification headroom.

I read many reviews over the internet and decided to go with it. The sound quality is excellent with amazing clarity. I'm using it with my laptop and very happy with the balanced sound signature.