or you can try several times plug and unplug the usb cable to wake the amanero driver sometimes i also have this problem which the amanero driver not detected in win 7 mine is also nos 7 with latest firmware

to shame aune didn't use the latest akm which is akm 4497 the spec itself is almost like the older s16 which use akm 4495 seq i also owned the older s16 . sound is good

@project how does it sound ? can it compete with higher price dac you have

very good news Bro.   2017 seems liike a new dac evolution year many wil come i just wait to see which one is better between ESS SABRE 9038 OR AKM 4497 also ther eis some info about new hugo 2 from chord

price have shown in matrix audio shop $1399 for preorder

do you have any link to this new dac looks promising is it dual ess or single chip

why not go for 9038 directly the ess flagship ah20 use akm flagship 4497. i just wish they replace it with 9038pro that will make more buyer

Agree they should opt for the new XMOS X-200 chipset.  i hold my wallet till i see A new Dac with AKM 4497 or ESS 938 using Xmos X200 series chipset sure it will increase the price around $50 compare to the older xmos u8. but for most i thinks will choose the new XMOS X200 specially after the...

thanks Kingwa For the latest firmware   my new setup now   with SET Line Magnetic amp 508IA plus NOS 7 nos mode 3 feel the bass have more energy will try all the nos 1 2 3 later

Thanks Kingwa i have send the email to you with my nos 7 serial number

what version of altera quartus you using for the update iam using the 12.1 version. i saw the newest one is 16 will try a newer version later very strange the firmware update is success but no sound from my right channel speaker only left

i had problem with the new nos7 firmware. after update (succes) i dont have any sound on the right channel so i change to the previous frimware before, the sound come back., is there something wrong do i have to pull all the jumper before upgrading? sound strange

i saw there is speaker amplifier in the stacks is it a first ifi spekaer amplifier to launch in pro line also? can't wait to see some specs

Hi Jude Iam curious about that big tube amp on the left with 845tube or 805 tube what is the brand name of that tube amp thanks

btw rb2013 have diynhk sent you the newest dx10 pro3z it's already in their website the cost is $216 using xmos xu216 and ndk crystal   it's said double the xmos xu208 in f1 seems inetresting to compare with f1