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I just noticed an issue on my unit that might affect all K17. A user on Head-Fi also has the same issue on his K9 Pro which is over a year old. Switching between PRE and PO the screen still says the gain is in L but turning the knob to M and then back to L in both instances reduces the volume on...

I got my unit yesterday, same experience as well. Don't have or use Roon, but the AirPlay works pretty well and is faster than the Tidal Connect on the Matrix element i2. I thought I would be using the VU meter and liked the aesthetics, but yea the choppy low frame rate kills it for me as well...

The FiiO SR11 would not add any extra functionality as it also only supports streaming services through Apple AirPlay. It seems FiiO hasn't figured out how to add DLNA/uPnP support for Tidal Connect/Spotify Connect. Adding a WiiM Pro stream box would be a solution.

Fiio released a news article on their website homepage quietly announcing it for sale on AliExpress.

They were doing count down post on Head-Fi like this one everyday with the exact day of when it would launch. Also, their "Specialty Chips for Specialty Uses" kind of sounds like "special teams special plays special players." LOL

Streamer capabilities are limited to only Roon and Airplay. It was supposed to be fully released today on January 16th, but no new information was put out as of yet so it might have been delayed.

But then you would have to factor in spending $40-50 for new pads if the used ones are flat.

It's a two-part issue. One being motherboard manufacturers are not isolating the USB controller on the PCB so it picks up the noise and it gets mixed in the power output. Similar to how when motherboard vendors first started including onboard audio and the DAC was not isolated from all...

I used to have the same issue with the static noise floor. Basically, I pinpointed the issue to the dirty electrical noise of my PC components leaking through the USB power. Whenever my GPU or hard drive was used intensively I could hear the electrical whining and clicking noises those parts...

The new NAD D 3045 also falls in the same category, but at $100 more than the Sprout100. Based on previous reviews, I would assume that the amplifier section measures better than the Sprout. However, their DAC section in the compacted product line isn't great for what you pay for. NAD doesn't...

I've always had the same issue with dirty power from my X299 motherboard USB controller that leaked electrical noise from the CPU, GPU, and keyboard/mouse during input into my DACs. Some of the DACs that don't require USB power for some reason don't implement USB power cut off to eliminate the...

Any plans on reviewing the PS Audio Sprout100? If no one has sent one out for loan, then I would happily send mine in near the end of January.