Awesome! I would probably just put in the pot and keep the rest as is!. If the relay is not that important I probably just remove it then. As I can be careful to ensure the RCA source is in mute before I switch to RCA from Balanced. I do use the RCA ports to connect my laptop dock station. The...

Thank you! So you were able to mount the laser collection pot inside the case.. Nice! Can you share a picture of how it looks now? Did you remove the relay that's in the way? Is it Bypassed? Relocated? Sorry for all the questions... I think your solution is the one to go for. I was heavily...

Forgot to ask you about the knob... Is it D-shaped on the inside? Can the original knob be re-used with the LaserCollection pot?

Question is, what caps would those be. It seems they were thinking of a different power supply for the amp and they decided on the current design which negates the need for it?

For me the scratchy pot is the big issue. I was considering a volume relay board controller by a small potentiometer that would replace the original one. I believe there could be space if mounted upside down. But the recommended pot above seems a more sensible solution.

Can you post the link of that 10K stepped attenuator with the Vishay resistors?? I looked and could not find it. Also, if you could share more pictures of the project if you have then would be appreciated! thanks in advance. I am highly interested in this

Can you share how the volume knob was removed from the original pot shaft? What new pot is that one? Can you share your experience with it? Thanks

Hello All! Question, How would one go about removing the Volume Knob? This scratchy volume pot needs to be replaced.

The LPS is USB2.0 pass through. So it has a maximum power output of 5watts, so that puts it at 1amp at 5volts

If you can perceive the issue with XLR and not with RCA, I would contact SMSL for a possible RMA, unless it’s something that could be solved by firmware but doubtful it is that.

Has anyone tried to connect the Sxfi amp to an external amplifier like the Drop THX 789? I’ve tried it and I hear like a crackling noise…Not sure if it’s the output of the amp or the input of my amp..

I second this 100%! Indeed, more power and better components. And now that we are at it.. Perhaps preamp functionality as well..

So far the only issue I've had with the 789 is that after warranty expired.. I started to experience a scratchy/crackle sound when changing the volume.... The volume pot is not the best, but apparently this happens to many analogue volume pots... A good solution so far has been to turn the...

I haven’t played with them. Haven’t had much “me time” for relax music listening lately. I don’t expect much difference with the filters either. But we’ll see. But it’s amazing to me how much tech has progressed in the audio world and how one can get such 💥 for the 💵 these days compared to...

Received mine. Immediately noticed the difference in low end of this DAC vs my Previous Pulse which I still think is a very good sounding DAC. It sounds fuller. I was going for a DAC with low distortion and similar or better feature set vs the Pulse but wasn’t expecting a noticeable difference...

Happy to see you like it! I love mine. And yes, it did make my Apex Legends sound experience much better. It's a nice little DAC/Amp!

Announcing here I just gave up and bought a SMSL SU-9n. Received it on 2016 and enjoyed it as much as I could until 2021. Sound quality was always fantastic in my experience, and when I added the amp, it got better. It still works but now the display stopped showing sampling rates and I am...

oh good, so now it's solved? It would probably have been a windows issue. Actually, it was a very common issue on PCs with AMD Ryzen CPUs until they patched it with a new BIOS and chipset driver

Thank you! Good to know about the low/medium gain limit. I use medium gain with my HD600 and whatever new headphone I buy will very likely be more efficient so I don't see myself needing to use the high gain setting anytime soon. Thanks again. Can't wait to have this in my hands. I've been...

Will the voltage output at full volume or setup as pure DAC present an issue with the thx-789 amplifier?

Looking forward to your review

This I've never heard. If these are two separate issues and you don't hear them with your headphones when using other DAC/AMPs then there may be an issue on your device that needs to be checked out.

Hello, so far my unit doesn't show this crackling. I do hear a crackling when using it as a pure DAC feeding my THX-789 amp. But I think it is an issue with the amp instead RCA input instead of the Sxfi amp

Possibly... I’ve never seen how to open the original one. It would be nice if we could do a chassis trade. Where are you located? Is your model at least a Pulse X? I would need the cutouts for the balanced output