Quote: Hey thanks for the recommendation, I think the price fits quite nicely in my budget. 

  Hi fellow audiophiles,   I am currently in a position where I am deciding between getting this or a dedicated headphone amp at the same price. I have a Audinst HUD-MX1 and a valab nos dac. So my consider is should I spend 200 USD on the NB12 which yield slightly better improvement from...

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Quote: Originally Posted by dcolak It seems that you got the non-fixed version. I ordered mine a couple of days ago, hopefully it will be with the correct resistors. I'll keep you informed Oh sure thanks for the information..hope to hear from you when you received yours =)

Quote: Originally Posted by dcolak Thanks! By the way, if you lower the volume in the Foobar or whatever application you are using, does the clipping disappear (it should)? After lowering the volume in foobar to -3 dB the clipping is gone.

After digging around from the previous post here (havent been reading this thread lately) I found that this post best describes the design that is in the dac that I just received. Quote: Originally Posted by tubes By philltubes, shot with FE190/X750 at 2009-02-19 Should be...

Quote: Originally Posted by dcolak Do you have the version with the lower value resistor? I would hate to get the version that still clips when using a CD player as a transport, after all the explanations we made. I will do a check on the resistor value and get back to you...

Gotten the latest and greatest 2009 version from Kelvin. Initial impressions comparing the 2008 and 2009 is that 2009 sounds more airy (wider soundstage) and is more musical than the 2008 version. Sad to say clipping still does occur when listening to songs like ( Don't Know Why by Norah...

The distortion sounds like a loose material fluttering at the end of every test tone 40hz. The distortion does not sound that apparent, though it sure is weird. Anyway for the test tone I cant use wasapi to run, always have this error. Unrecoverable playback error: Could not open device...

Quote: Originally Posted by dcolak I'm sorry to hear that. We all have the same problem, I guess. Regarding 16/24bit, it is ok, I also have only 16bit with the original Windows driver. It is distorting with the 24bit too... Seems like an inherent problem with the design.

Quote: Originally Posted by dcolak Go to: Start->Control Panel->Sound->Select USB Audio->Properties->Advanced Turn up just a little bit your amp, so that you can hear the sound. Hit the TEST button. What did you hear? By the way, you should use foobar at 100% and...

After reading many facing distortion/clipping problem, I would like to share the configurations that I use which I face no distortion. Im using Windows Vista Running Foobar > Wasapi > Usb Connection to the dac. I used the configuration recommended by a forumer here...

Hi anyone knows what is kelvin's email address? Having some problem with my valab dac.

Thanks for the advices, I checked out the play.com and they are selling the phones at the same price. Great stuff, might be getting a pair for myself.

Just wondering if you guys think this is cheap? Sennheiser HD650 Reference Headphone: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

Anyone know what chip is the valab dac using for its usb converter? I read some where that it is a c-media chip. Any comfirmation?

Thank you for the advice. I would like to ask which input will produce the best audio output. The USB, optical or coaxial?

Quote: Originally Posted by tubes To access the RCA's the lid has to be removed by removing the 2 top screws on the front and rear plates, the nut on the RCA then needs to be tightened, take care not to twist the RCA as you tighten the nut you can damage the solder joint with the wire...

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I just received the valab dac, the first thing I notice is the amount of bubble wrap. Great effort done to protect the dac!! Next I proceed to plug in the RCA cables, I was shock to notice that the left RCA jack was rotating. No Big deal really I just careful inserted my cables and now its...

Edited thanks Phill Quote: Originally Posted by Phill BTW, Kevin will look at your shipping address and send you the correct voltage dac. If your nervous about it just send him a message through E-bay telling him what you need.

Hi some questions for those who bought the dac. How does Kelvin (seller) contact the buyer after a successful payment? I notice that he mentioned to assign which version (US or UK) model after ordering, however there were no means such as a dialogue box for assigning the version after ordering...

Hey the item is up on ebay, I took the plunge and bid for it. I do hope its good.

Hey shampoosuicide I am from Singapore too, do you have spare Mullard Cv4010 to sell?

Hi I would recommend you to burn them in to abt 100+ hrs. I had mine and was like you did not like them. I left them to burn in using white noise, they grew better and become more dynamic in its presentation (midbass). Soon after I changed the stock pads to bowl pads, and I am loving it ever...