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post #8896 of 9226
4/25/09 at 11:46am
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We heard you the first 2 times!
Humm not really, I remember that I have discussed with you in the past about Lawrence, HDAM etc... but it was more than 6 month ago

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Do you have a set of PC speakers or another headphone amp?

Try to Run off the DAC output to see if it is the Head amp or the DAC that has the problem.
Yes of course, to be honnest I mostly use the DAC with a Gainclone and a pair of Eltax monitor III.
Output and headphone does not produce sound

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Are you using a Sound Card, make sure it works, your headphone works, etc. Have you done anything to the Zero recently?
I use 2 differents sources, my headphone works, my amp works.

In fact yesterday, I was programming an Iphone application and it was very late, my wife was sleeping so I was listening music with a pair of headphones.
And suddenly, no sound, I first thought that the problem came from the Mac, this morning same problem, no sound, only the relay "click". Tested also with my DVD player same problem, and I have done then a lot of tests without any success..

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Are you telling us EVERYTHING?
No ..I was so exited (good programming job done) so I was listening some dance music,..do you think that the Zero dac does not support dance music ?
.... Kidding....
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post #8897 of 9226
4/25/09 at 12:27pm
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Originally Posted by ads2 View Post
Humm not really, I remember that I have discussed with you in the past about Lawrence, HDAM etc... but it was more than 6 month ago
You obviously didn't GET the Joke here, look at your posts above


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Yes of course, to be honnest I mostly use the DAC with a Gainclone and a pair of Eltax monitor III.
Output and headphone does not produce sound



I use 2 differents sources, my headphone works, my amp works.

In fact yesterday, I was programming an Iphone application and it was very late, my wife was sleeping so I was listening music with a pair of headphones.
And suddenly, no sound, I first thought that the problem came from the Mac, this morning same problem, no sound, only the relay "click". Tested also with my DVD player same problem, and I have done then a lot of tests without any success..


No ..I was so exited (good programming job done) so I was listening some dance music,..do you think that the Zero dac does not support dance music ?
.... Kidding....
Sounds like you've been hit with the Zero Curse...

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post #8898 of 9226
4/25/09 at 3:58pm
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You obviously didn't GET the Joke here, look at your posts above
Houps... haven't seen it....

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Sounds like you've been hit with the Zero Curse...
Yep..At the begining, received it without HDAM and Alps pot and now I'm damned.

I have contacted Lawrence, he has asked me to send him back the board to china.
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post #8899 of 9226
4/25/09 at 4:52pm
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Originally Posted by ads2 View Post
Houps... haven't seen it....


Yep..At the begining, received it without HDAM and Alps pot and now I'm damned.

I have contacted Lawrence, he has asked me to send him back the board to china.
He's a Prince of a guy!

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post #8900 of 9226
4/25/09 at 5:04pm

zero curse

Suddenly the sound was gone as I heard the relay click off, now It won't click on again - the zero doesn't work.

Any things to test to fix this? tried optical in to no avail, tried turning it on/off and letting it cool etc :|

It's a stock zero with a HDAM earth. It has acted up like this before as well, but now it seems to be final.
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post #8901 of 9226
4/25/09 at 6:33pm
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Originally Posted by grkn View Post
Suddenly the sound was gone as I heard the relay click off, now It won't click on again - the zero doesn't work.

Any things to test to fix this? tried optical in to no avail, tried turning it on/off and letting it cool etc :|

It's a stock zero with a HDAM earth. It has acted up like this before as well, but now it seems to be final.
Look over all the components with a magnifying glass for any burn marks.

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post #8902 of 9226
4/25/09 at 9:37pm
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Originally Posted by grkn View Post
Suddenly the sound was gone as I heard the relay click off, now It won't click on again - the zero doesn't work.

Any things to test to fix this? tried optical in to no avail, tried turning it on/off and letting it cool etc :|

It's a stock zero with a HDAM earth. It has acted up like this before as well, but now it seems to be final.
Mine was the same, though it didn't fail whilst I was listening. Used it one day, without issue, and the next it produced nothing. I checked what I could - regulator output voltages, continuity between the DAC IC and the opamp socket, and the opamp socket to the RCA outputs. Never got to the bottom of it...

Sadly, more and more of these Zero DACs are failing after a few months. Good luck getting support from Lawrence, he shafted me when a brand-new purchase was faulty out of the box...

Could be a very good time to upgrade to the Compass?

~Phewl.
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post #8903 of 9226
4/25/09 at 10:30pm
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Originally Posted by les_garten View Post
Sounds like you've been hit with the Zero Curse...
The "Zero sound" curse? Ha!
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post #8904 of 9226
4/25/09 at 11:19pm
Guess I'll look for burn marks, but I bought it from wsz0304 on ebay with a 1year warranty. Guess I should snip back the snips before shipping it back?
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post #8905 of 9226
4/25/09 at 11:31pm
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Originally Posted by grkn View Post
Guess I'll look for burn marks, but I bought it from wsz0304 on ebay with a 1year warranty. Guess I should snip back the snips before shipping it back?
That Vendor is top notch.

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post #8906 of 9226
4/26/09 at 10:31am
Ok, it switched on again, after 24hours any numerous attempts on turning it on.. So how awesome is this "Compass" compared to the HDAMed Zero?
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post #8907 of 9226
4/26/09 at 11:16am
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Originally Posted by grkn View Post
Ok, it switched on again, after 24hours any numerous attempts on turning it on.. So how awesome is this "Compass" compared to the HDAMed Zero?
It's good and I don't believe you'll have these types of problems with it. Additionally, there is great support from the manufacturer.

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post #8908 of 9226
4/26/09 at 12:00pm
I can't seem to find any direct comparison on the forum, is this a coincidence or are people boycotting the zero?
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post #8909 of 9226
4/26/09 at 12:02pm
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Originally Posted by grkn View Post
I can't seem to find any direct comparison on the forum, is this a coincidence or are people boycotting the zero?
Read the Compass thread, there is a blurb there.

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post #8910 of 9226
4/26/09 at 1:18pm
The Compass' DAC is very similar, but uses upgraded parts, so it is considerably better if not amazingly so. But the amp in the compass in in a completely different league - much much better than Zero's amp.
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