Haven't seen this posted here, so here goes. I can confirm that I2S connection from A8 to Holo Audio May works. I have set the pin out to option 1 on the A8 and Alt 1 on the May. Connecting via HDMI:

Yeah, this looks like a great starting point for me though. Thanks a bunch!

Aww, man sorry you had to go through that. Thanks for the warning.

I googled for RCA 2A3 black plates, but I don't see an obvious safe place to get them from. Do you have a go-to for those?

@DivinesGaming was super easy to work with and VERY responsive to my questions. We met up locally and had a smooth transaction. A true pleasure!

In what sense stingy? Did you have issues processing returns within the 1 year of warranty?

Wow, that one is $1.59 here. Could something that cheap really be better than the stock one? I'm not saying it isn't, of course -- I haven't heard it. But why wouldn't Donald have picked it then? Yeah, this is true. I'm very happy with the performance of the stock Stellaris. But it is fun to...

Serial #35 checking in. Have had the unit for about a year now and have been loving every minute of it. I'm curious about tube upgrades. If it is not too much trouble, it would be great to hear what upgrades other owners have landed on! Please share your tube upgrades. What worked and what...

Interesting... It's the reason I chose *not* to order the stepped attenuator: the thinking being that you would only have a limited few steps usable for the Utopia vs. ability to stop 'in between' steps with the normal continuous attenuator. With the stepped attenuator, how many steps are...

Fantastic transaction. Super fast response to PMs. Fast to ship. Arrived in excellent condition as promised. A pleasure through and through!

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WM8501's ENABLE pin = 2.55V C22D plus pin = 2.17V C25D plus pin = 2.23V C24D plus pin = 2.21V VBUS = 4.80V VCC = 5.20V USB 3.3V test point = 3.26V DAC 3.3V test point = 3.29V DAC 4.5V test point = 4.48V Time to cook dinner, hopefully back with this tonight. Back: Edit: I was in a bit...

Yeah, I cleaned off the flux before testing so the flux there is where I reflowed. Thanks for your suggestions! Will try as soon as I get a chance.

Okay, still no progress after reflowing a couple of chips. Here are some images that I am hoping might help: DAC back side (click here for hi res.) : USB back side (click here for hi res.) : USB top (click here for hi res.) : DAC front (click here for hi res.) : This is a...

I am missing the transmitting fiber optic module. Is it OK to just leave it unpopulated? I am building a y2 and have the y1 board done (apart from fiber out). I tried to test it as a Full++ and it is recognized by Windows and the led turns green when music plays, but there is only...

I always thought a DIY audio project, like the M3 or y1, should be brought out as a Make project, this goes the other way around but still brings those communities together. This is excellent. While volume and source indication is nice, showing data that is otherwise hidden would be even...

Quote: Originally Posted by jnewman You have "SPDIF" on the front and "S/PDIF" on the back. Minor but I would change the front one to "S/PDIF". Cheers, - Henrik

Thanks! This was my first build in 22 years. But now I am excited to get going with the y2. Will be a good companion to the m3. Also, perhaps the most striking high-res disk I enjoyed today was the Flaming Lips At war with the mystics... DVD-A (24-bit/88.2 kHz). Though I have a feeling...

I finished a s11 + m3 build last night and have been listening to the combo the whole day. It sounds wonderful. Haven't really heard some of the music like this before. It brought out elements I hadn't noticed in music I have heard hundreds of times before. Thanks to AMB for continuing to make...

Yes! Having just (about 30 min. ago!) finished an s11/m3 combo as my first project in 20+ years, I say Go for it! Make sure you use flux and pay attention to where you put things and you should be ok. Cheers, - Henrik

Here are Digi-Key's prices: σ11 Code: 10 P10.0KCACT-ND 0.171 $1.71 RES METAL FILM 10.0K OHM 1/4W 1% S11: R1, R8, R16, R10 10 P1.00KCACT-ND 0.171 $1.71 RES METAL FILM 1.00K OHM 1/4W 1% S11: R3 10 P100CACT-ND 0.171 $1.71 RES METAL FILM 100 OHM 1/4W 1% S11: R4, R5 10 P0.47W-2BK-ND 0.206...

I have been following this forum for a while and finally decided to build a DAC and an amp. Since others (especially amb and Mister X) have contributed so much, I thought the least I could do was to post the BOMs for the units I will build (σ11 + γ1 + M³). Also, happy birthday amb! (Noticed it...