Very nice!

Thanks! Tried that already. Also with different computes. Always the same... seems I have a defect unit, maybe a internal short or whatsoever....

Hey there, when I plug my PDV2 into my Mac, immediately a window pops up saying that the device needs too much power and was disabled. I have no chance to make it run. Please find the infos to my Mac in the enclosed screenshot. Would be great if someone could help me make it run...

I'm using the Dekoni lamb-skin pads. Perfect!

...definitely coming!

...no, not at all, it's plug and play...

...no, there is no amp inside to power bookshelf speakers. It can be used as DAC only, but just via 3.5mm jack. As DAC I would prefer the ifi iDSD micro (which I am using myself for that purpose on my desk-rig) since it comes with RCA output.

  I kept the V5i installed in the XD-05 as you can see here. Such a great combination...

...as far as I remember from Ikea...

I so much enjoy my new SPU...   ...and finally found the time to take some actual pics of my setup with my camera instead of just using the iPhone :-)  

...who has ears to listen...  

Audeze Sine...

...yes, I think it is absolutely worth it. Now it is a 210.-€ player, imo sounding at least twice the price... I am looking forward to hear more opinions from others who did this mod....

I am using the v5i in the xd-05 now since some weeks, and I can only reconfirm what I mentioned earlier, just after break-in: GREAT!

No, for the Burson v5i no further modifications on the case of the CD-05 were necessary...

...here my XD-05 withh a V5i....

Hey there, look here what I did with my XD-05.... an amazing op-amp upgrade-mod!!!

...recently did that with my xDuoo XD-05:     I changed the already quite good OPA1612 with the Burson V5i... simply fabulous... with whatever phone I plug into, the Fostex TH-X00, the LCD-X, HE-500.... I would say despite the relatively low price tag (XD-05 + V5i) this combo plays very close...

A lot of what people perceive being "typical tube sound" is owed to tansformers in the signal path (as such, just to achive exactly this, some amp companies put transformers even into a solid state signal path. check out the difference between JR Capri 1 and Capri 2). OTL tube amps do not have...

  Well, I will receive a XD-05 soon... and this mod with the Burson SSO V5 was exactly what I had in mind. I was even considering to mill a hole into the top of the case and have the V5 sticking out... an Op Amp Glory Hole :-) Whereas I am not sure whether it really works, becaus from some of...

...my impression after I did the bass mod some time ago: the 702 plays in a different league now! The all over sound signature remained, super clear, super precise, super crisp, but now with that little more in the bass region, which gives the music the substance it needs to sound more...

Just shortly after I ordered my X00 mahogany, the purpleheart was announced. I was a little angry, since there was a chance that I would like the purpleheart better. But then, later, I had the chance to compare both of them directly. Then I knew, that luckily I picked the right one for me. All...

... The X00 at my desktop rig...

Correct, an optical illusion. I myself needed to double check whether it really were the genuine standard pads, also because the picture gives the impression as if the pads were quite glossy, whereas the standard ones are matt. But that is only due to the flash I was using. I have the same...

The original X00 pads.