LA-QXD1 can't remember volume if it is powered off.
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Measurements of Soncoz LA-QXD1 Pre-production "Evolution of KTE Board"
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We will consoder this feature in the future.
My unit arrived today, i just finished setting it up. Am I the first owner here? 
(little off topic but: i had to drive ~100Km to the nearest delivery depot, because they couldn't deliver it today due to lack of space in the delivery car...)
My first impressions are very good, the unit case, finishing and also the packaging are nice. The unit is a little smaller than i expected, but its good, because i have more space left on my desk
The DAC comes with two USB cables, one (type A to type C) for power delivery, and one (type A to type B) for data transfer. There is no power adapter in the box, i guess you can use it plugging in to a usb port on the PC. I found an old Huawei phone charger adapter, which outputs 5v/2A, and i think it's working fine with the DAC. The USB cables are rather short, i had to use another cable for the data connection.
The unit need's a driver to be installed (Windows 10), it can be found on Soncoz's website.
I'm switching from a Topping D70 (double the price, just saying..), so what about the sound? It's fantastic! The stereo space is bigger, the instrument separation is better, the bass is tighter, highs are more "airy", and there mids are more engaging. I think i get more audiophile particles (Zeos™) out of this DAC! Just kidding didn't noticed anything bad or good listening to it during i wrote this It works flawlessly with my THX 789.
There are only three things i can complain about, but none of them is a deal breaker:
- USB cables are short, the data cable is only about 1m.
- indicator LED's are a little too bright for me, but it's easy to solve
- the unit doesn't remember the volume setting when powered off. Just look the post from @Ben1987 before this post
Long story short: it's a super little DAC, with exceptional price to performance ratio, it's worth buying.
Thanks to @Ben1987 who made it happen!
I drop here some pic's, hope mod's don't mind.
(little off topic but: i had to drive ~100Km to the nearest delivery depot, because they couldn't deliver it today due to lack of space in the delivery car...)
My first impressions are very good, the unit case, finishing and also the packaging are nice. The unit is a little smaller than i expected, but its good, because i have more space left on my desk
The DAC comes with two USB cables, one (type A to type C) for power delivery, and one (type A to type B) for data transfer. There is no power adapter in the box, i guess you can use it plugging in to a usb port on the PC. I found an old Huawei phone charger adapter, which outputs 5v/2A, and i think it's working fine with the DAC. The USB cables are rather short, i had to use another cable for the data connection.
The unit need's a driver to be installed (Windows 10), it can be found on Soncoz's website.
I'm switching from a Topping D70 (double the price, just saying..), so what about the sound? It's fantastic! The stereo space is bigger, the instrument separation is better, the bass is tighter, highs are more "airy", and there mids are more engaging. I think i get more audiophile particles (Zeos™) out of this DAC! Just kidding
didn't noticed anything bad or good listening to it during i wrote this It works flawlessly with my THX 789.There are only three things i can complain about, but none of them is a deal breaker:
- USB cables are short, the data cable is only about 1m.
- indicator LED's are a little too bright for me, but it's easy to solve
- the unit doesn't remember the volume setting when powered off. Just look the post from @Ben1987 before this post
Long story short: it's a super little DAC, with exceptional price to performance ratio, it's worth buying.
Thanks to @Ben1987 who made it happen!
I drop here some pic's, hope mod's don't mind.
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Then it's impossible to run this little gem unattended (switching it on/off with the power supply) when connected to a transport via TOSLINK.
That's a bit unfortunate, it excludes my use case
It needs 5v/1A, so anything better than that will work. But also you PC usb port should be good, because the DAC should have good filtering. Maybe Ben1987 can confirm this.
Very likely the first one to get LA-QXD1 and thank you for choosing the SONCOZ.
Later we will customize our USB cable, which is about 1.5 meters.
As a matter of fact, we solved the problem in a new batch of production
For adapters, LA-QXD1 has no special requirements(Multiple adapters have been tested,If you want to feel better, you can use power bank ), as long as it can steadily output more than 5V1A power adapter.
A regular phone adapter is a good choice and It is not recommended to use the USB interface of the computer, mainly because the power may not be enough(5V@500mA).
The internal amplifier circuit of LA-QXD1 has a positive and negative voltage booster circuit, and the external start power supply should ensure 5V1A. Otherwise, the circuit may be unstable. BTW, the power consumption of LA-QXD1 in normal operation is about 3.8W.
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Mine turned up today (Covid 19 has slowed the couriers) – direct from Soncoz
Nice DAC – when considering the sound and the features it is a bargain.
I have a low end DAC from US manufactured US fanboy favoured manure brand and the Soncoz is way better.
Have not reviewed many new DACs but prefer the LA QXD1 to Chord Mojo
Nice DAC – when considering the sound and the features it is a bargain.
I have a low end DAC from US manufactured US fanboy favoured manure brand and the Soncoz is way better.
Have not reviewed many new DACs but prefer the LA QXD1 to Chord Mojo
@Ben1987 I really want to oder this device, but that "Loniceraudio" is really hurting my eyes on @FreaK 's photos. I think it the past you said it's only a customization and won't be present on production units. But the one he bought from Audiophonics has this text. Is it something to do with Audiophonics? How can I order one without that text?
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About power supplies, the official Raspberry Pi 4 PSU is supposedly very high quality and tested and certified and used by millions of Raspberry Pis. Would it work with the DAC? It's 5.1V / 3.0 A.
https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/type-c-power-supply/
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About power supplies, the official Raspberry Pi 4 PSU is supposedly very high quality and tested and certified and used by millions of Raspberry Pis. Would it work with the DAC? It's 5.1V / 3.0 A.
https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/type-c-power-supply/
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I would love to buy one of these when they're back in stock. The LA-QXD1 measures great and seems to sound great. The black version is out of stock on the audiophonics.fr website. I might have to wait until the Soncoz amazon store has some in stock. Shipping to the USA is quite expensive from Audiophonics.
Edit: The black version is back in stock on the Audiophonics website as of May the 11th 2020. The total price of shipping to the USA was 277 USD! I definately will wait for the amazon store to have some in stock.
Edit: The black version is back in stock on the Audiophonics website as of May the 11th 2020. The total price of shipping to the USA was 277 USD! I definately will wait for the amazon store to have some in stock.
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@Ben1987, thanks. Could you just clarify, do you mean you would consider it as a firmware update mod, or something else? How far away might that be?
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Got my device last friday and first of all the sound quality is amazing. It looks very heavy/good and also the buttons have premium quality.
So on the one hand i love this device, but on the other hand the software part is not good in my opinion.
1. Biggest problem for me, sometimes device hang up and i need to remove power and usb cable, wait a few seconds and reconnect. When i try another DAC, i dont have this problem.
2. I read it before that this device dont remember volume after restart. But i hope you can add this feature in Control Panel Update or Firmware.
Especially in Control Panel it should not a big problem.
Want to use it as a DAC between a HTPC and amplifier for speakers. So i want to watch movies and hear music on television. I love the sound quality definitly, but i dont like to reconnect this device or setup every day the volume, because i always use highest volume and use amplifier for that.
With better software and firmware, this could be an amazing device.
Got my device last friday and first of all the sound quality is amazing. It looks very heavy/good and also the buttons have premium quality.
So on the one hand i love this device, but on the other hand the software part is not good in my opinion.
1. Biggest problem for me, sometimes device hang up and i need to remove power and usb cable, wait a few seconds and reconnect. When i try another DAC, i dont have this problem.
2. I read it before that this device dont remember volume after restart. But i hope you can add this feature in Control Panel Update or Firmware.
Especially in Control Panel it should not a big problem.
Want to use it as a DAC between a HTPC and amplifier for speakers. So i want to watch movies and hear music on television. I love the sound quality definitly, but i dont like to reconnect this device or setup every day the volume, because i always use highest volume and use amplifier for that.
With better software and firmware, this could be an amazing device.
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Thank you for the information on the DAC. If you do not mind me asking did you purchase the DAC from the Soncoz store or did you buy it from another vendor?
Bought it from audiophonics
Just because the software upgrade can't remember the volume.
We will collect more information and improve the next generation product.
Thank you very much for your comments. We have been collecting and listening to your comments. We will gradually optimize the details of the product to provide better ones.
A new batch of production has been removed.
It's enough for LA-QXD1.
Hello Ben,
do you mean a new device or by optimizing this device? Is it possible to upgrade control panel, that it send a fixed volume setting to this device? Because in december you wrote it is it is possible to change volume and mute via usb...
Thank you
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Sorry to hear this Ben. I appreciate the big effort you have put into this one. The elimination of the ESS hump and the performance are a significant achievement, the look of the unit and the finish is excellent, perfectly matches my MacBook in silver (the colour and the corners).
A fixed volume need upgrade XMOS firmware.
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