Ya, for me the sa400 is not worth the price difference and I’ll be returning it. I only run balance input, no eq, direct. Listening to MQA, and some analog dsd 512 and 256. It sounds good enough. I probably wouldn’t be able to tell much difference if I A B tested. I’ll need to listen to it more...
From SMSL for adjusting fan operating temp:
When the SA400 leaves the factory, the engineer sets the fan work on 65℃ Celsius, and you can set the fan work temperature. Please follow the steps below to adjust the opening temperature of the SA400 fan :
1. Enter the menu and set the "SUB GAIN" to...
We in there
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There’s too much power for me xD I listen comfortably 5-15 lowest gain preset and it can go all the way up to 80 w/ 3 gain levels. I guess that’s the power of balanced too. This is my first balanced input set.
klipch rp600m, ifi neo idsd, balanced xlr
I also have a da-9...