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Good news on the ground. Yes the clocks are the same as in the MX-U8. Looks like an additional set of PS 'lytic caps - added to the four like on the MX-U8. Case looks tall - so could accommodate replacement larger caps. I like that the spdif RCA is hard wired vs board mounted. It's my input for the two dacs I'm running, as neither has hdmi inputs. I would replace that brass output - with a pure tellurium-copper one.
Nice LDO that LM2941 - Military grade
http://www.ti.com/product/lm2941
The price is excellent - cheaper then a U12.
The ST device is a DC-DC converter (step-up / step-down).
LM2941 isn't low noise regulator.
The taller caps aren't as good as same value in lower hight package, those caps are slower.
Doesn't seem a bad device, but not sure how it will sound. Will definitely not compare to MX-U8 (looking componentwise)