They likely realise it is not necessary.I may put a clip on fan pointed above mine to be safe. Cheap insurance. I can't see this being good long term, all the heat trapped inside. What was SMSL thinking by not putting a vent on it?
They likely realise it is not necessary.I may put a clip on fan pointed above mine to be safe. Cheap insurance. I can't see this being good long term, all the heat trapped inside. What was SMSL thinking by not putting a vent on it?
They likely realise it is not necessary.
Several people in this thread reported this exact problem, including me. One person thinks it's static buildup. Mine seems to have fixed itself. I thought it was because I had cables plugged into both 6.5mm and 4.4mm jacks, but apparently not. Did I change something in my setup without remembering? Don't know.I seem to be having this issue and Im wondering if any other C200 users have had this problem too? Im going to order another one and send this one back.
EDIT: Forget about ordering another one as the sale is over and I would be paying more. If anything, I would go with another brand.
When I have sound playing, it will randomly just stop playing sound out of the headphones. And the only way to get it working again is my powering off the C200 and re-connecting the phone to it through Bluetooth.
It's very annoying. It's happened 3 times already in the 5 days of having it under light use.
Is there any way to do a hard reset or power cycle on the C200?
Several people in this thread reported this exact problem, including me. One person thinks it's static buildup. Mine seems to have fixed itself. I thought it was because I had cables plugged into both 6.5mm and 4.4mm jacks, but apparently not. Did I change something in my setup without remembering? Don't know.
In any case, make sure yours is well ventilated and not hot.
Found some pigtail cables that fit: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08VS9LY7L
The TRS out is 4Vrms at 100ohms impedance, that's .16W. (P=V^2/R, 4^2/100 = .16WThanks. So if I use that two of those slim TRS to XLR adaptors, and then two XLR to a single 6.3mm headphone adaptor, then I will get 100% balanced output to my headphones? Has anyone tried this?
Please do not use the rear TRS ports to drive headphones.Has anyone found a good capable TRS to XLR adaptor to get the balanced output for headphoenes?
6.3mm cannot physically carry a balanced (differential) Stereo signal.Thanks. So if I use that two of those slim TRS to XLR adaptors, and then two XLR to a single 6.3mm headphone adaptor, then I will get 100% balanced output to my headphones? Has anyone tried this?
The TRS out is 4Vrms at 100ohms impedance, that's .16W. (P=V^2/R, 4^2/100 = .16W
see the specs here https://www.smsl-audio.com/portal/product/detail/id/799.html
Versus 1.3W for the headphone out. So I don't think you need to bother doing what you're trying to do.
If you really really want to get true balanced out for some reason, you need to get another DAC/amp combo, or get an amp with balanced input and balanced headphone out.
Please do not use the rear TRS ports to drive headphones.
They're Line out ports. They're not designed for that.
6.3mm cannot physically carry a balanced (differential) Stereo signal.
It can do single-ended Stereo or balanced Mono.
In the first place, what you're trying to achieve (differential headphone out) is completely pointless. It won't sound any better than single-ended.
Just use the single-ended 6.3/4.4mm headphone outs.
There is a new XMOS driver v5.68 on SMSL website for C200 (and almost certainly other SMSL devices). I am not aware that a changelog exists, however I installed this driver and everything works as it did with v5.58 driver. Just be sure to do the xml hack so you can set your streaming options to always on as installing this driver will hide the option and set it to default.
Sadly the myth that balanced is the be all and end all for sound quality just doesn't want to seem to die.In the first place, what you're trying to achieve (differential headphone out) is completely pointless. It won't sound any better than single-ended.
Unless you experience USB connection/transfer problems with a source... nothing.What’s the benefit to installing this new driver?
I did not claim the sound changes, I just pointed out that there's an update available for people that were not aware and like keeping their drivers up to date.Unless you experience USB connection/transfer problems with a source... nothing.
It's just an USB driver that facilitates the USB connection/transfer between the XMOS interface and computer/source. It doesn't do anything on the actual DAC side of things. Personally, I don't understand how/why people keep claiming that the sound quality improved after updating the USB driver.
Sadly the myth that balanced is the be all and end all for sound quality just doesn't want to seem to die.
Unless you experience USB connection/transfer problems with a source... nothing.
It's just an USB driver that facilitates the USB connection/transfer between the XMOS interface and computer/source. It doesn't do anything on the actual DAC side of things. Personally, I don't understand how/why people keep claiming that the sound quality improved after updating the USB driver.
My apologies if it came over that way.I did not claim the sound changes.
I just end up doing what is most convenient. Leave it on during the day. Shut it off when I go to bed.How many of you leave your C-200 on all the time? Or do you power it off every time? I usually put all my electronics in sleep mode or I leave it on 24/7 and never shut it off. Any disadvantages to leaving the C-200 on all the time?
The wear and tear on the capacitors of shutting it off and on long term would concern me. Is it better to just leave it on 24/7? The downfall to leaving it on 24/7 is that there will always be a bit of heat inside.
But then I read that if you leave it on, you risk potential voltage spikes coming through and frying your amp and headphones. True? If so, then this alone would make me shut it off each time. I’ve always heard that a cold amp could take time before it stabilizes and the sound is optimal. Not sure if true or not.
But the hot and cold cycles would likely not be good long term. Just like with PCs and computers, it’s best to put it into sleep mode vs shutting it on and off every time. I haven’t turned any of my computers off for over the past 20 years.