Apex Glacier amp/dac review and appreciation thread - Page 21

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Originally Posted by daniel_hokkaido 

todd i lost my manual :) could i get a pdf of it? 

If you're looking to disable USB charging from the DAC input, press both the gain and the reset buttons at the same time.

Hi Todd,

Thanks for clarifying. The two year warranty and support sound great. I just saw that I received an e-mail from you on this as well just now - thanks. I went back and deleted my comment since I don't want others to bump into any wrong impressions. 

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Originally Posted by Todd 

HI All,

 

The Glacier has a full 2 year warranty. We do all repairs on the units and support it fully. Also, you can defeat the usb draw from the Glacier - read the manual for how to do that and it will not draw any power through that usb port. The second port will then be used to charge the Glacier.

 

Todd
 

http://www.head-fi.org/t/632019/apex-glacier-amp-dac-review-and-appreciation-thread/15#post_8799316

thanks!!! would turning off the charging feature lessen emi through a usb cable from a macbook? as if its not charging its less

an 'aerial' for emi/rmi? 

bottom line. i wonder would it improve the 'blackground' of the amp? 

Just got my new laptop today...will get some real time with the Glacier!

The DHL guy just came by with my Glacier that I picked up in the for sale-forums. It's much thinner than I had imagined! Haven't done much listening but my initial impression of the Glacier is very positive. Can't wait to spend some more time with it tonight.

Can anyone enlighten me regarding the various colours from the LED - what do they mean?

I had it charging first and it blinked in white. But when I plugged the USB cable into the "DAC" socket for some listening, it seemed to change colour depending on the volume yet it continued to flash in white. What's with the disco?

Each different color represents a volume step  : So the Glacier uses a microprocessor-controlled analog stepped attenuator. Each of the 32 steps changes the volume level by a precise 2dB, and the gain difference between channels is less than ±0.2dB - compare that to normal pots that at best provide ±3dB!  The current volume setting is indicated by the color of the front-panel LED. In addition, you can select 0dB, 10dB, or 20dB of maximum gain at the press of a button, to accommodate all sources and headphone sensitivities. 

The DAC usb input draws power by default, to stop it:

http://www.head-fi.org/t/632019/apex-glacier-amp-dac-review-and-appreciation-thread/285#post_9049101

Thanks a bunch! Seems I'm gonna have to ask Todd to hook me up with a manual.

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Originally Posted by Mimouille 

I have just tried the glacier with Todd's representant in Hong-Kong. Really nice design and build. However the print ink goes off too quickly, with barely a scratch. Anyways, I think with my iBasso DX100, or was not worth it. The amp is neat and sounds good, bu there is no real benefit over the IBasso amp IMO. I only had it a few minutes though...last thing, I think the changing LED colors are too much. Great product overall though.

Earlier in this thread, I think it is, TTVJ said that they got a bad batch of housings with the ink problem and that they'll fix that.

And that is what I had stated, what I have read.  Everyone hears things differently however you should likely reread my post to insure that you interpret it correctly.  What is really unnerving is when someone comes into an appreciation thread and after listening to a device for an unknown period of time and attempts to what appears to derail the thread.  You did not even explain how you tested the amp what type of files that were played, the headphones or iems used or the time that you listened to the amp for.  So please think about what you are posting before you post it, especially in an appreciation thread; or at a minimum state how it was tested.