I consider this dac far better than the stock Zhalou. And i actually prefer it to my Electrocompaniet DAC in my speaker rig, seems more balanced and engaging. So i`m happy, this dac has saved me a lot of money. Don Quichotte, thanks for the translations, very interesting, although most...

Quote: Originally Posted by ijrussell Some good news; My DAC is on its way! Nice, i guess they are now shipping all the dacs from the last 2+ months. I`m starting to really like the sound of this dac, looking forward to seeing other peoples impressions. I wish i could...

Quote: Originally Posted by ijrussell Have you received yours yet? I ordered one at the end of September and paid via PayPal having seen this thread and it still hasn't arrived. I send emails every 2-3 weeks and have been given every excuse under the sun from upgrades to the OS to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Azure Any update? Did you get everything sorted out? I`m sad to say it did not work out. After several mails i got in touch with LC audio, and was able to purchase a new PSU. However, that did not help either. I sent them a couple of mails after...

Yes, i think so. There were no burn marks, but that is the most likely cause as I have double-checked all connections and they seem ok. I just hope only the PSU was damaged.

I made an order for this on friday. Hope to get my zapfiltered Zhalou up and running soon so i can compare the two. The best will be used on my speaker rig and the other with my headphones.

Quote: Originally Posted by Azure Bobs - Any update on the Zapfilter situation? No updates, have not heard back from LC audio yet. Their customer service is supposedly quite bad, but i hope they get back to me soon. At the moment i have no source, and that just sucks

Quote: Originally Posted by looser101 Ok, I see what might have happened. The zapfilter psu is resting on the case and the case is grounded, which effectively shorted it out. I suspect there are marks on the case where it shorted to. Thank you for the possible solution Renato, i`m...

Thanks for the sympathy guys. I uploaded a few pictures at my picasa site. You can see them here. It looks messy as i have not attached the boards yet and the wires are way to long. I wanted to make sure it worked before i cleaned up. Please look at the first picture and see if that is...

Hi, I`ve been installing the zapfilter today. Now, when i finally tried to turn it on it seems like the zapfilter powersupply board blew up, smoke and everything. I`m pretty sure i have connected everything right, but i might have messed up the connections to the IEC. I basically just...

Yeah, theres something strange going on. Also in the manual, they talk about how everyone can make a dead-silent amp these days, that it`s no longer a problem to overcome . They then go on about the details of the 3stage design.

That sucks, i had a slight hope that the new board would fix the noise. And its not like the amp needs any more gain, i can hardly touch the volume knob as it is. Hopefully they have some advice on how to lower the gain. I`m starting to believe this amp would be better for hight-impedance...

Quote: Originally Posted by bizkid Huh, the manual doesnt recommend using both terminals at the same time :? Yeah, i saw that too. However i cant hear any degradation of sound quality when i have both AD2000 and W5000 plugged in. Just received an email with shipping information...

Quote: Originally Posted by bizkid Bobs do you think your HA01 improves with burn in? I honestly cant say that i`ve noticed any changes with burn in. It might have, but its hard to notice because i listen to it everyday. The punch/impact you are talking about is the first thing i...

hehe, i have also been in contact with the service center the last couple of days. They will send a new amp board to me as well. Great service for sure! This amp will be killer with the noise issue resolved.

The images on that page is actually high-res in case nobody noticed. Black version | silver version I think they both look great

I`d like to add to this discussion. I have a Mapletree Ear+ (tube) and the new Higher Fidelity(ss). I thought the Ear+ was pretty good before i got the higher fidelity, but that amp really takes the W5000 it to a whole different level. I`m not talking about small improvements either, the...

Would just like to add that Samuel from Kingsound tried the amp with a DT-880. He did not hear any noise even with volume at max, so this is obviously a low impedance problem.

Quote: Originally Posted by jpelg Can you order these for shipment to the U.S.? If so, are the voltages user-switchable? As far as i know Kingsound ship worldwide. And yes, the voltage is user-switchable.

bizkid, glad you received the amp, your impressions are spot on IMO. Also a bit comforting to hear that you have the same noise issue, i was beginning to wonder if i had received a faulty unit. fkclo, looking forward to hearing what the distributor has to say. Anyway, the noise issue is...

I`m sorry to hear about your problems bizkid, i know the pain involved. I really hope you receive it soon, i`m anxious to hear your impressions as well. What Samuel suggested was to plug one side of the RCA jacks into the amp and connect the other side to a piece of metal. Might have helped a...

Just an update. I asked Samuel over at Kingsound about the noise i was experiencing. This is the response i got. The noise may cause by EM influence from signal input jacker. To test, just short circuit the input connector, the noise should become very low. I have no idea what this means...

Patu, what happened to your w5000 setup?

well the noise, it sounds like regular static noise, like a radio between channels. When i turn the volume all the way up i can hear a slight hum as well. I guess this is common for many amps, especially when you turn the volume to max. However, my ear+ has the same amount of noise at max...

bizkid, I received mine three days ago, and i placed my order after you did . First impressions are very positive, i definitely get a fuller, more detailed sound from my w5000 now. Most noticeable was the added bass impact. I`m gonna hold off any further comments until i have used the amp...