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My Ortofon Rondo Red MC wasn't cheap. For me the X5 is a bargain (€89 in 2024) and sounds great. A clear improvement to my Clearaudio Smart Phono-1, which costed me 3x in 2008. And no Hiss or whatever (potential) problems discussed here. No need to label it as cheap china-ware. Are there better...

Similar positive experience here. I bought the X5 to replace an old Clearaudio SmartPhono-1. My goal was to have the possibility to set Gain, because I had to turn volume at least a quarter more up. (Result was at 66dB) And at least the same quality for this setup: Pro-ject...

Maybe I misjudged the combination of these specs. I now have the DAC2 at position 3: (Attenuator = 20dB), which means a Gain of 4dB, 1.2Vrms. Poweramp is at Bypass/Unbuffered. Volume is now at aprox. 11 o'clock for slightly above normal level. So far no sign of Hiss (which I only noticed at the...

When DAC and Poweramp are both in bypass/unbuffered the volume is loud at 9 o'clock. Not much "playground" left. My goal was to have them both in bypass to obtain best possible sound. If I understand you right it is to be expected with this setup....? Meaning, best result for volume at ca.11 in...

Dear Forum members, Allow me to call on your knowledge due to a problem with Gain settings. This is my setup: Raspberry Pi 3B+ / PiCoreplayer (USB) Benchmark DAC2 (Pi by USB 2.0) Gain settings: dBu Vrms dB Ω 24 12.3 ? 60 14 4.0 ? 425 4 1.2 ? 135 AUDIOPHONICS LPA-S600NCX (Hypex NCX500) Gain...