Being reading this thread off and on. All this talk about Brimar 4033 had my curiosity at the max. This thread is bad for my wallet, I now want more tubes.

Does anyone have driver issues with their Xduoo DAC/AMPS? Using the XA-10 for a while now, and when using Amazon Music, it won't go higher than 16 BIt/44.1kHz on their Ultra HD tracks, and Foobar does the same when playing 24Bit/96kHz FLAC.

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Does anyone have impressions with the Dekoni Pads? Thinking about purchasing a pair as I am hesitant to purchase from Japan Z1R replacement pads. (Last item I purchased from Japan took 4 months)

Just got the Activo after waiting 3 months for shipping.

So you mentioned a FInal Fantasy Edition one. This led me to a long google search seeing what other editions are out there. These are just the NW-A100 ones I saw. The A35 and A55 have a lot as well. Now to answer your question. Battery life is ok, I can get through a good 3-4 hours using Tidal...

In a few posts back I took pictures of have bad the bores are on mine. Granted they don't cause issues but it does point to QC problems.

The cable does got some weight to it but luckily is flexible. Alo SXC 8 is just a little bulkier and it's stiff and terrible with microphonics. Those are not a issues with the DM8 thankfully.

I'm curious what it is you are wanting it to be able to power better? All the comments about the power/gain had me worried a little, even to the point I thought my Cascade wouldn't get the juice it needs but so far so good.

Really enjoying the DAP so far and it drives the Cascade very nicely. Favorite part is the tape screensavers.

Been waiting years to get a 40th Anniversary Edition, was hard to find one that wasn't marked up like crazy. My first walkman since the NW-ZX1, which I sold years ago.

Got any impressions between the stock cable and the EA cable you got on it? I'm not getting much of a change when switching sources, at least my ears can't hear a difference. Been wondering if a different cable will change things.

My attempt for better pictures was not successful, only have my phone's camera. However it sounds right to me and that's all that matters. Thanks for the info too, always enjoy learning something new. Just would say be careful. Check the bores, irregular shade can also mean possibly blocks...

This is the picture I posted earlier, I'll try to get better ones later today and upload them.

The bores one both the left and right of the DM8 have a quality control issue. I was worried something might have been off sound wise because of it but it seems my set is still good the tips just look ugly. I tried to get a good pictures as best as I could cause the bores are small and the...