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Hi-Fi An USB ESS sabre DAC, Simply a performer.

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Quazacolt
post Aug 2 2012, 02:31 AM

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questions!

- what incident?

- possible for adding a sealed tight cover(water/dust proof etc)? maybe acrylic too if you wanna maintain it to be able to "show off" the internals?

- for those who don't need portability/size requirement, would you have a "desktop version" that comes equipped with much higher current feed? (eg: power adapters/sockets from direct power source of wall socket etc)
Quazacolt
post Aug 2 2012, 02:08 PM

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QUOTE(chchyong89 @ Aug 2 2012, 07:06 AM)
-the old kakis on this forum know this wub.gif

-molding a case will increase the selling price a lot.

-There will no desktop size DAC until 2015 in the planned road map. By the way, you don't need large current output unless you are using it to drive your headphone directly, or you are connecting to a super low input impedance amplifier.  blush.gif
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- im not old kaki, please elaborate laugh.gif

- well it can be an option to some, do put some consideration smile.gif

- i kiasu, want big current, big everything. rolleyes.gif
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post Aug 2 2012, 03:35 PM

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QUOTE(Bonta-Kun @ Aug 2 2012, 03:30 PM)
WM8501 incident lol? you might need to dig up the old bro chchyong's thread  blush.gif
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thanks! will do
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post Aug 2 2012, 07:44 PM

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dug up some old bones, surprising to see even my rl friend posted in that thread heh.
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post Aug 2 2012, 08:00 PM

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QUOTE(chchyong89 @ Aug 2 2012, 07:51 PM)
Its good to hear that you have 3 DACs ready at the moment to carry out comparisons! Let me know if you can drop by at pj after 830pm, I can borrow you a sample. biggrin.gif
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PJ where? would like to audition it myself so i can save myself a lot of time on switching configs for my speakers/headphones tongue.gif

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hell, do consider joining the AT gathering tongue.gif
more people can audition, more exposure.

also do consider my earlier requests too lol

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post Aug 2 2012, 09:55 PM

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QUOTE(LittleGhost @ Aug 2 2012, 09:39 PM)
no real reason to have big currents for your DAC output.

I'm very lazy to type this now. Perhaps I'll elaborate tomorrow on the technical details of this DAC chip, and why it is better to have it confined rather than add needless "upgrades" which defeats the purpose of this DAC.
This is good stuff. At least trust me on this one. Bug me so I can type it out if any of you are interested.
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from my perspective, if the upgrade over my existing setup is insignificant, i dont see a point in spending an extra cent.

in other words, i am using DACport (or more specifically LX ver without the internal amp) as a benchmark, as it is very heavily priced, however it isnt that much better than my creative sound card running on ASIO. at least, it isnt good enough for me to splurge 1k for it is what i'm trying to say.

so having something so small, without having all the fancy capacitors and whatever engineering marvels that we might see in a higher ranged DAC, that also usually sports a dedicated power supply/source requirement too, just have a lot to prove for itself. (which i also request for an audition naturally)

lastly not having cover, for something that i will probably never move at all plugging in my pc's back ports, which the pc is sitting on the floor level, is just asking for lots of dust or dirt to accumulate. over time, this could potentially have static damage or have further accelerated oxidization on the unit itself. i'm sure this could at least be a valid concern and a good suggestion to be put into consideration, no?
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post Aug 2 2012, 10:06 PM

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QUOTE(LittleGhost @ Aug 2 2012, 10:01 PM)
This DAC is meant to give you ALOT for a LITTLE money.

No real reason to get this when you're already comfortable with a Buffallo II level DAC.
precisely.
There is no need for a dedicated PSU, the thing is already regulated with a LDO!
That is honestly his style laugh.gif It helps to bring down cost a lot. Go dig up his old thread. It was already like this back then.
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buffallo II level DAC? dont think i am familiar with that.

but yeah i've dug up his thread. it really is an option for consumers considering he IS selling his product, no?
not everyone like their stuff naked, just the point i am making.

think of it as a car, or maybe a phone. not everone likes to drive around with just a wireframe on wheels, or having their phone internal parts exposed while it's in your pocket or while you're carrying it around. imagine a random water splash/spill, whoops there goes your android/iphone/windows phone (or w/e phone) that you spent 2k on sad.gif
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post Aug 7 2012, 12:37 AM

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QUOTE(Dreamworks @ Aug 7 2012, 12:32 AM)
Any new users joining the club? Received my unit today rclxm9.gif
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USB DAC by pixeltailz, on Flickr

I knew it was small, but I seriously did not expect it to be this SMALL... In fact, the standard PosLaju envelope seemed overkill laugh.gif But size (looks) can be deceiving, because it sure packs some BIG sound.

Haven't had much time to really listen for now but initial impressions, absolutely brilliant! Even my non-music centric Logitech Z-2300 sounded so good, bass goes low and deep with a powerful controlled punch. Highs are crystal clear, mids not too sure (Z-2300 is horrible with mids, cannot judge tongue.gif ) Gonna test it with my IEMs next to get a better "feel".

Bought it to replace my onboard audio (Realtek's flagship ALC898) but seems like it can replace my modded X-Fi XtremeMusic as well xD
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i'll be honest, i'm actually intrigued.

wonder when we can have an audition session with this unit then? laugh.gif
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post Oct 16 2012, 02:05 PM

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QUOTE(stevensteady @ Oct 16 2012, 01:49 PM)
When you doin the a/b test do you use the ud100 dac alone or pairing the dac with cri cri amp section?
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i dont think you can do it alone

 

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