openbaffle3278
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one of their products seems to be well engineered
Electrolytic capacitors jammed up against a heatsink, fake main filter caps and the cheapest volume pot they could find doesn't make for 'well engineered' IMO.
Call it for what it is, it's just another Chinese cheap-ass chip amp in an extruded can.
Yeh, takes me back 30+ years.The metal can opamps in the sockets are a nice touch.
Yeh, takes me back 30+ years.
Ah, I think this is the generic board: https://www.ebay.com/itm/ES9038PRO-...anero-XMOS-USB-/263677472147?oid=253026785128
There must be a little industry in China making this as this seller is offering the case by itself! https://smile.amazon.com/FidgetFidg...&qid=1535162236&sr=8-9&keywords=ES9038PRO+dac
Can't find the guts though.
It must be good, it has a gold coloured TCXO.
Wow, that write-up is quite extensive! Are you able to contact them and find out if they are willing to sell one to me at discount for review?That's the generic board. No idea how well that performs.
The one I shared here a while ago runs off 6 opamp chips and uses dual toroidal transformers and the works. Although in my opinion it sounds very good, I have no idea how well it will measure though the seller has some measurement graphs on his listing.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09.2.0.0.4f212e8d7BjKVG&id=520572954027&_u=p1u1q9kmbfe5