Mine arrived today and is playing into my Sony headphones (24 ohms imp.) as I type.
It is tiny!
I like the case and facia build quality, the numerical attenuation display is helpful but the volume knob is a bit close to the headphone socket/plug. A less shiny volume knob would look better but that is really me being fussy. The in-line PSU is in my view better than a wallwart and mine doesn't make any noise.
It has been on for a few hours and runs very slightly warm to the touch, I have not experienced any switch on or selection thumps.
I'll give it a go as a pre later on today or tomorrow.
Thankfully the blue display is not particularly bright and can be dimmed further.
The remote control works well with the unit in the hifi rack and me seated two and a half metres away, the unit clicks away as you dab the volume buttons, the 'feedback' is actually quite helpful. Other useful functions, if using it as a preamp are 'mute' and unit 'on/off' both from the remote.
Edit: I tried it as a pre amp and found it to work very well between my ADI-2 DAC and Naim power amp. I had no ground loop issues that i could detect.
It is tiny!
I like the case and facia build quality, the numerical attenuation display is helpful but the volume knob is a bit close to the headphone socket/plug. A less shiny volume knob would look better but that is really me being fussy. The in-line PSU is in my view better than a wallwart and mine doesn't make any noise.
It has been on for a few hours and runs very slightly warm to the touch, I have not experienced any switch on or selection thumps.
I'll give it a go as a pre later on today or tomorrow.
Thankfully the blue display is not particularly bright and can be dimmed further.
The remote control works well with the unit in the hifi rack and me seated two and a half metres away, the unit clicks away as you dab the volume buttons, the 'feedback' is actually quite helpful. Other useful functions, if using it as a preamp are 'mute' and unit 'on/off' both from the remote.
Edit: I tried it as a pre amp and found it to work very well between my ADI-2 DAC and Naim power amp. I had no ground loop issues that i could detect.
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