NCSUZoSo
500+ Head-Fier
I'm not joking about mylars, if you have that much space and you can find 100V ones or lower at the right values they should fit.
Here's how I did it. I found some 55mm M3x0.5 screws and 20mm M3 round nylon standoffs (would have preferred silver, steel). Put a screw through each hole, added a standoff, then two layers of heatshrink. The heatshrink makes the screws fit reasonably tightly in the screw guides on the main part. Topped it off with some picture frame rubber bumpers, but I'm sure there are better feet out there. Or you could reuse the original clear ones.
My original plan was to use 20mm standoffs and 60mm screws, then screw it on properly. But the only ones I could find were flat heads, not beveled so I went with plan B.
Bottom cover, screws, heatshrink, standoffs. (Two corners already done.)
Screw:
Slip on the standoff:
First heatshrink:
Second (heatgun for illustration only, wasn't running):
All four corners done:
Slip shrinkwrapped screw ends into the main enclosure:
Bumpons:
Final result!
- Major change of a huge improvement in soundstage (width especially, but also a bit of height). It's CRAZY how easy it is to pick everything out of the mix now. Literally unbelievable to me. Layering in instruments, vocals, synth... there is a new dimension to my songs.
Looks like one other person confirmed they don't have 24 bit output either. So there is two of us, but worse still is the three people who have non-functional power switches.
A little background, I used to have spectral components, a vintage thorens turntable with a sumiko tone arm and cartridge, theta transport and dac, and dahlquist dq20s. Sold most of it off years ago and got in to other things. Lately I've been missing the old good sounds but figured it would be much cheaper to go the headphone and amp route. Should I have bought a higher end dac/amp? Or could I possibly be happy if I order the 7308? Thanks guys.
Marc