Hi,   There is a channel balance issue with my JH-16 and I want to send it back to JHAudio for repairs.   I live in the UK, I wonder how I can send the parcel and have it go through the US customs without tax, since it has been built in the US

I have not read everything since the project is back on, but so far it seems very good. Is the digital out still planned to be a 3.5mm jack (not optical)?  

The Left and Right connections are the same for a 3 poles and 4 poles. In a 4 poles the Ground is splited with another connection, the SPDIF in our case. That is why you cannot use a 3 pole to send the digital signal.

I used that schema: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=170976056324219&set=o.132292234040&type=3&theater

Quote:   I made it myself. Actually it's more an adapter than a cable: http://i44.tinypic.com/2n171ps.jpg http://i39.tinypic.com/jfhs2h.jpg   I have to improve it a bit because it is fragile.  

Are they reusing the internal earpiece components?

With a digital interconnect you bypass a DAC (i.e in the 801) and a ADC (in the JH-3A). Of course if both the DAC and the ADC are very good, the difference shoud be minimal.

For anyone interested in a portable player with a digital out, have a look at an iriver H120/H140. It has an optical digital output but it can be modified to a coax digital out (still bit-perfect). I did that mod...

http://qlshifi.com/en/wzcapi/qa550.htm   Unfortunately it accepts wav files only :(

Thanks for your review, it is reassuring to hear that the background issue has been fixed and the latest design does not affect the SQ. Which input are you using?

Quote: Could it be that patent: "Active crossover for use with multi-driver headphones" http://www.google.com/patents?id=-FCYAAAAEBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=jerry+harvey&hl=en&ei=WHuTTqr8ONS08QPAm6DvBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&sqi=2&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAg Filled in 2006, issued...

In its posts 4 days ago, ClieOS told FiiO can only wait for the controller manufacturer, both for the chipsets supply and for the SDXC support question. No OGG support. Other details in post #1. However I don't think we have the final dimensions.

So that means all the design and functionalities are now finished? Any idea about the support of SDXC cards? (There is an assumption in the first post, but nothing official)

It is a bit heavier than I was hoping for. Is it a metallic case?

Thanks for these pics. What is the weight of that little beast?