Just to double confirm, can I use it in pure dac mode for my pc speaker S730?

Thanks for clarifying.

I want one unit then.

Name : andrekua

Pouch : dark blue

Looks like it will take some time to complete this preorder.

When you use Bluetooth, you no need use dac already. Most of the details are lost in the compression and decompression.

Besides all these crowd funding really know how to play mind games. They will talk until it's really good but end product is usually face palm.

+1

I want to know too.

I'm in for the sound, looks is just a bonus.
So yeah, go ahead.

How long for the production to complete and what is the final price?
If this could be completed around a month, then I prefer just transfer the total rather than doing it again.

Can't be bothered to check this regularly for update as it seem a bit slow moving. I will received PM when it's shipping right?

Understood. TQ.

To me, I don't think it matters or not. Volume change can be observed with ears.

What I would be concerned with is the line out mode. I assume that whenever the dac boot, it will default to a certain volume i.e. 50%. Instead of blinking led, can we have static light to state line out mode instead of blinking the led 3 times. Just to prevent in case someone went to touch the volume setting and could result in a blown amp.

Long time no check... now check already shipping... much faster than I expected.

Im gonna let my cousins try them... if they interested afterwards, still can join is it?

Update:

Received already.

This post has been edited by andrekua2: Jul 4 2017, 10:47 AM


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I just briefly tested it. It seem like there is distortion whenever I'm using 16 bit. Even the sound effect in Windows folder like clicking back and forward is distorted. Everything works fine with 24 bit.

Does it only work in 24bit?

Reorganize everything... tried it on 3 PCs.

PC1 (OFFICE) Core i5 4GB RAM Win7
PC2 (HOME) Core i3 3220 4GB RAM Win8.1 HD4850 GPU Edifier S2000 AKG K553 Pro
PC3 (HTPC) Q9650 2GB RAM Win8.1 HD4850 GPU Edifier S730 AKG K553 Pro

PC1 totally fail with 16bit. 24bit is much better but it does sound weird. Since I was using cheapo dell speaker with it, I cant really confirm if it is distorting when start playing mp3.

PC2 and PC3 both exhibit same problem. When you double click on the song to launch Foobar, it will distort. When it automatically next, it will also distort very badly (very strange that it will do that because if I press next song manually, it does not distort. Could be the crossfader or fade in/out setting that I just changed). Some mp3 just distort a bit while flac can distort 2-3seconds at worst. Loud sharp Bzzzzzzz or krakkkkkkk (since Im playing it quite loud anyway). I even tried changing to another mini usb cable from my WD Passport Ultra but same problem. Both my home PC are using good quality power supply, PC2 using Seasonic G650 while PC3 using Antec 550 (modular with bronze certification). Even when playing sound through the Sound Properties also crackling when reaching the end, so can sort of confirm not Foobar setting problem.

I still have a laptop that I havent tried with. Will consider formatting if I had the free time.

I also have this crackling problem when Im using the PC heavily while playing mp3 through Foobar+ASIO with my Xonar ST.

Update:

Bought my headphone with the dac to work and tried with another pc. Still have distortion. I thought three previous pc were all on 64 bit and try to see 32bit Win7 helps. Still got crackling.

Maybe I should sent them back for you to check on it? Should I record them and sent you the audio file first?

This post has been edited by andrekua2: Jul 5 2017, 08:21 AM

Well, I did switched around the filters and like you said, there are definitely subtle changes that I cant really tell with words but there are some difference in how they sound. For me, red and blue sounds more like what I used to hear from my Xonar albeit with less coloration and soundstage etc. No led feels a bit weird although I cant really tell what is the difference. Purple is more acceptable than no led. For me, red sounds the best with my Edifier S2000.

I kinda like it a little bit over my Xonar ST for the less coloration as well as the tighter bass. It is quite similar to my previous EMU0404 which was modded by Ijan, although I dislike the darkness brought forward by the 2132 opamp. This feel just right balance between bright and dark while still maintaining a healthy amount of bass.

This post has been edited by andrekua2: Jul 6 2017, 08:32 PM

I forgot to replied that the replacement unit is working fine. No more distortion at the start nor ending of every song. I'm currently using it with my Edifier S730 since I don't really like it much when pairing it with Xonar Essence.

It just suits S730 better. Less sibilance, and when I'm using no led filter, the bass is less exaggerated. I get less Brrrrrr from the powerful sub. Also I don't have to deal with the stupid low volume whenever I'm watching movies with 5.1 sound. It just route beautifully instead of low vocal.

I might have like the red led with S2000 but with S730, I definitely prefer no led.