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How do you "treat" an op-amp?

But do you or do you not have incredible ears?

Now what am I supposed to do with my $500 PSU? /s

I suggest alcohol as an alternative to this power issue. Listen to the SU-1 sober. Realize you don't like it. Get absolutely hammered. Listen to SU-1 again. Trust me, it will sound better.

Completely unnecessary and would have the product worse imo. A single port for power and data is good.

Nobody cares. Move on. It's a $80 DAC ffs that's one of the best.

I don't have the Sabaj amp but it will work. I have a TA-01B which uses 12V DC and a RME ADI-2 DAC FS which uses 9-15V DC (I personally use the 15V for this one) and both work this way. Basically, what you need is a DC power source - either a charger or power bank which can output your desired...

But it's DC so I don't have to use it. I can use a USB C PD charger + USB PD to 15v DC cable.

Alright I really can't tell the difference between SU-1 and C100 no matter how hard I try :(

Like they say - When in doubt, buy a DAC.

I already have a TCA HPA-10 that I am using with a 5V USB to DC Connector. I got this because it is more powerful but this is useless for my purposes (transportable setup) unless I want to lug the power brick too. It's not even switching so can't use in 120V countries. Also, the retailer I...

I had bought a Topping L30ii to run it off USB C PD with something like this. After getting it, I just realized it takes 15V AC and not DC. This is stupid and the first time I am encountering this in an amp like this. Pretty much everything else takes DC. Is there any way to salvage the...

Ok I went a little deeper. According to the Spec Sheets, the higher tier Nichicon Fine Gold is actually only rated for -40C to 85C while both Lelon and Chemi-con are rated for -40C to 105C. Also, endurance wise, the Nichicon Fine Gold is rated for 1000 Hours while both Lelon and Chemi-con are...

It has standby and can be turned off using a tweaked driver app.

I can't open up my C100 because the screws seems to be very tight for some reason.

This is what SMSL C100 has. This is what the Youtube Reviewer got. This is what I got. I think I should stop going deeper into the rabbit hole.

Alright turns out the caps inside SU-1 can be a lottery. My unit came with Chemi-con KMQ Series caps. But this youtuber got lower tier Lelon caps.

Capacitor Lottery in SMSL SU-1? This video shows the caps inside the DAC to be Lelon capacitors. It's a low tier capacitor according to these 2 resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf9-pQ-K05Q https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supplies-101,4193-5.html I just opened up my...

Sonically, both are identical. C100 has more features: Remote Control. More Filters to choose from. Bluetooth Input. Nichicon Caps on C100 vs Generic Z Caps on SU-1 but I doubt this matters much if at all. SMSL SU-1 does not advertise CK03 clock but inspecting the PCBs on both, I think it is...

THD+N 1dB worse than SU-1?