I got excited by you comparing those two cables since I already had the dharmasteve xinhs copper/silver one.. I noticed a bit of brightness with that cable so ordered the graphene 7n occ 4 core cable you linked and sure enough it does seem to somehow make the highs less bright while also...

I think my unit is pre the sockets so they said I could mail my opamps in for them to use during the build process. They were super nice! Also maybe direct solder sounds better than the sockets ;)

Oh man, so I already had the sparkos opamps.. I thought they'd include a socket for easy plug n' play. I emailed them and asked if I could mail in my opamps and pay a labor fee :( LOL yes I already have a 12V 2A linear power supply with 2.1/2.5mm inner hot barrel I plan to use. and some...

Thanks for creating the thread! Regarding the opamps, I ordered mine with opa1655 because I already have lots of ss2590 opamps.. I asked Sheri if it’s user upgradable and she said I should use 6 pin pro to dip8 mono adapters from sparkos. So I got those. Can you elaborate on why you had to...

sold for $350 to jkspaulding

the new Geshelli Dayzee dac. it's their first full sized component. I already put a deposit down for one with a custom walnut case and red led-ring buttons and red transparent panel in the lid. yes I bought it for looks :D it has a big screen on the front too

hi guys, selling my DI-20 to fund a new dac purchase, please buy it it's in 9.5/10 shape and practically new. bought it in march 2023 from audiogd direct ask me which dac if you want a surprise! ;) https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/audio-gd-di-20.63987/

Hi guys, selling my di-20 to fund new dac purchase. it's in 9.5/10 shape like new https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/audio-gd-di-20.63987/

Audio-GD DI20 - USB or coax spdif to coax/toslink/aes/i2s converter. This is the normal version, not the HE version with built in power regenerator. It has the highest level Accusilicon 90/98KHz clocks. I paid $603 - I'm asking $375 shipped, I pay shipping and paypal fee. You - be in USA and...

got my penon oss133 usb-c to 4.4mm adapter today.. only listened to a 3 of my reference tracks and already it's night and day better than the free xiaomi adapter I had.. sub-bass vibrations alone tell me how much better it is.. listened to the kick drums in radiohead - house of cards and the...

Dharmasteve thanks for that cable recommendation earlier in the thread I have single ended and balanced versions on the way..

Not yet.. should arrive any day now, tracking shows it's been in the usa 5 days already. I already have a balanced cable i can use with it, and I ordered that XINHA silver/copper mixed cable recommended about 10 pages back too.. but I'm sure that will take another 2 weeks to arrive.. this one...

penon site down for anyone else? I really can't wait for my OSS 133 usb-c to 4.4mm adapter arrives.. maybe monday or tuesday

Received my tsmr x 10th iems today.. one side was louder than the other and I did a bit of troubleshooting and it turns out it was the usb-c to 3.5mm adapter I was using.. my OTHER usb-c to 3.5mm adapter had balanced volume on both sides. I was so disappointed at first before I realized it...

Can someone explain what the “film retarding driver”. is or does?