[dstea]

How's this compared to the new Jotunheim? 

 

[silvrr]

  guys look at " Chord Electronics Mojo "

 
Hey I had a chance to do just that and compare it to The Element.   My  review is below.  
 
http://www.head-fi.org/products/jds-labs-the-element/reviews/16829
 

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler! Results Within

For an easy to drive headphone like the Ether C save your self $230 bucks if you are going to listen primary at your desk or only need a transportable setup not a portable setup.  The lack of coax and optical may be a no go for some too.  However, with both over USB I could not hear the difference between them.  

 

[Angular Mo]

I am very pleasantly surprised to read how well the Element compares to a MoJo.

And I thought the Element was merely a reskinned ODAC which I found to become boring after a short while.

I want to like the Element so much because I like the form factor.

 

[equalme]

Just a head up, I have one for sale: http://www.head-fi.org/t/820136/jds-element-amp-dac

 

[strollinrain]

Ive just got an element, and it looks really great!

but when I connect it to my cdplayer by rca, there is only little sound even with high

gain mode, whats the problem?

(forgive my poor english~

 

[jseaber]

Ive just got an element, and it looks really great!

but when I connect it to my cdplayer by rca, there is only little sound even with high

gain mode, whats the problem?

(forgive my poor english~

 
Make sure your CD player is connected to the RCA Inputs, not Outputs. Feel free to PM if you need more help.

 
Edit: Answered via PM - The CD player in question has a weak line-level output of 0.2VRMS, thus, it's 10x quieter than a typical DAC.

 

[rackinov]

I've owned this amp/DAC for almost a year now and the quality is superb. I highly recommend it to anyone interested. Not only does it look slick, it also creates incredible clarity. 
I've just begun to use it as a pre amp/ DAC and am wondering if I am doing it correctly. As I don't have the newer edition for speakers I am instead running my input through the element with low amplification and then, from a normal jack to jack cable, out of the element into another amplifier for the speakers.
Am I bottle necking somewhere or should the DAC be working to its full potential in this system?
 
Thanks all,
Donovan

 

[AnonymousGuy]

Just a drive by I made this for my Element:
 

 
 
 
1/4" to 3.5mm TRRS cable.  Mogami W2697 cable, Neutrik NP3X-B 1/4 jack, Kobiconn 161-6435-EX 3.5mm 4 pole TRRS jack.
 
I listen on UE18 IEM's with the mic cable.  Clarity is incredible with the Element.
 
Kinda wish it was an option to have a 3.5mm jack since it would have saved on making a custom cable to adapt it.

 

[oopeteroo]

So how was the synergy with element + hd650/600?

 

[Oleo]

Recently got the Element and installed the Savi Audio Bravo X ASIO drivers. Anyone know what the Gang button on the interface does?
 

 

[Aussiejuggalo]

Got my JDS Labs Element today .






Takes up a little more room than my O2 & ODAC.



Looks pretty good with it next to the volume control for my speakers.



Also allows me to get rid of all these damn adapters, the 90° were for making it cleaner, the 2 splitters were for connecting the O2 to the ODAC with my speakers and the cable was obviously for connecting the O2 to the ODAC.
Yeah it was a spastic setup but it worked... more or less.



I will say this thing is louder than the O2, I had the O2 at 10 o'clock and I could listen to music and still hear what was going on around me (only just), the Element at 10 o'clock I cant even hear my keyboard :eek:.

Now to decide if I want new headphones .

 

[compddd]

  Recently got the Element and installed the Savi Audio Bravo X ASIO drivers. Anyone know what the Gang button on the interface does?
 

Do you have a link for the driver download?

 

[Aleo]

Currently a B-Stock Element is running for 279 - 299 from JDS's site as part of their black friday sale, is it a really good piece of equipment for 300 dollars? I'll be using it with AKG K7XX, HE-400i, and incoming HD 6XX. It should be able to drive these fine, right?

 

[Aussiejuggalo]

So my Element is running fine however I do have 1 problem, it seems to be causing Plex Home Theatre to start slow, freeze and crash... anyone else had this?

 

[Oleo]

  Do you have a link for the driver download?
 

 
Right on the Element main page.