I want to clear some desk space. Anyone see any problem mounting this sideways under my desk?
I don't see any problem with this as long as the EX5 has got some airflow around it.
I want to clear some desk space. Anyone see any problem mounting this sideways under my desk?
I'd be interested to know if you hear anything like what I heard in this unit. See my post and conversation in the thread here, along with a video review that also discusses it.Just picked up one of these on ebay for $225 shipped. Will see how it goes. It does have an amber screen though....
So I might still be in the market and just decide to use this on something else.
The fact that I am checking out this product at all is because I am interested in MQA CD and that I can connect this to a CD player or Blu-ray playerEndgame all-in-one.
Except for the MQA garbage, hope they stop paying for the licence and ship out the units for 299.
I would remove the MQA badge off the front of my EX5 if I thought I could do so without leaving a mark. MQA has no scientific basis and is purely a marketing ploy designed to lock people into a licensing scheme to generate revenue.The fact that I am checking out this product at all is because I am interested in MQA CD and that I can connect this to a CD player or Blu-ray player
https://www.stereophile.com/content/mqa-encoded-cds-yes
It's a DAC / preamp with digital inputs only, so unless you have analog sources, such as a turntable, it will suffice as a preamp (by providing volume control).First post here, I just registered. To use the EX5 with speakers, can I connect it directly to an amp, will the volume control work as a preamp, or it works just for headphones, and I need a separate preamp?
Thanks.
Yes, my question was, should I connect a power amp, or an integrated amp, to use it with passive speakers.It's a DAC / preamp with digital inputs only, so unless you have analog sources, such as a turntable, it will suffice as a preamp (by providing volume control).
On the output side, you could connect it to an amp, but it isn't really the typical use case (unless you mean a power amp and not an integrated). The simplest way would be to connect them to active speakers (which have their own power amps).
Thank you.It's a DAC / preamp with digital inputs only, so unless you have analog sources, such as a turntable, it will suffice as a preamp (by providing volume control).
On the output side, you could connect it to an amp, but it isn't really the typical use case (unless you mean a power amp and not an integrated). The simplest way would be to connect them to active speakers (which have their own power amps).
That's fine and the EX5 remembers headphone volume and pre-amp volume separately, reducing the risk of loud surprises when switching between them.Yes, my question was, should I connect a power amp, or an integrated amp, to use it with passive speakers.
Yes, and you can leave the headphones plugged in all the time, prolonging the "lifetime" of the socket.That's fine and the EX5 remembers headphone volume and pre-amp volume separately, reducing the risk of loud surprises when switching between them.
Yes, and you can leave the headphones plugged in all the time, prolonging the "lifetime" of the socket.
My only wish so far would be a remote matching the quality of the unit. The current one feels cheap, while it would not cost a million $ to make it better. Maybe in "ver. 2.0".
Metal and microswitches, or still plastic and "rubberdome"? OK even the RME remote is plastic, but the switches are nice.