I have four Pono players; three function; one is for parts. I load files onto a micro sd card. It may be placebo, but I still prefer the files purchased from Pono or HDTracks to MP3 files.

Thank you.

I have four Class-D chip amps that accept balanced inputs. Two are Behringer INuke 1000dsp amps, each used to power a pair of DIY tapped horn subs. One is a TPA 3118 configured by GMarsh, on the diyaudio forum, as a “Wiener” board. The one I use primarily is a Texas Instruments TPA3255EVM. As...

My answer to your question is a qualified yes. The fact that I purchased four—one of which is now not functioning properly—confirms my advice. Since NIB units surface on eBay occasionally, I’d suggest watching for one of those. Two recently sold for approximately $200 each. I bought one of...

That sounds right. I have no need to play DSD files, so I’ll not update firmware on my new backup Pono player. In the unlikely event I acquire a need to play DSD files, I’ve got two Pono players with 1.06 firmware.

Updating the firmware was the beginning of problems in the past. It’s my understanding the firmware updates related more to the interface with now defunct Pono Music World (a JRiver derivative) than to the actual performance of the player. Since I don’t rely on PMW or JRiver to load music onto...

I have deleted files from the hard-drive of one of my three black Ponos without a problem using just Micro SD cards. My original Kickstarter had many files installed early on before the excruciatingly slow file transfer issue surfaced. It still plays those files without issues. It also...

I too now leave the internal memory of my newer black player empty. My yellow player is now acting wonky after an ill-advised attempt to add files to the internal memory. My original black Kickstarter player still has a lot of music on the hard drive loaded before a software “update” made...

There are great suggestions in the earlier posts. I’ll listen and learn myself. Decades ago, this then young college kid from Bloomfield Hills formed a long friendship with a retired foundry worker in Detroit through audio and music. Johnny was old enough to be my father, but the education I...

New to this forum, but a very pleased Kickstarter Pono owner. I now have three Pono players, two black and a yellow. Despite their many real faults, Pono players, with their excellect ESS Sabre DACs and the ability to play in balanced mode, are the perfect pre-amps/DAPs to drive my DIY class-D...