[audionewbi]

Did i win the guessing game?

 

[alphanumerix1]

Hmmm not sure about the gold accents against the silver case.

 

[seanwee]

Pics are in

I totally did not expect a hdmi port.

The device is stainless steel

Top wheel is for on, off and volume control
Long press to boot/shutdown, short press to on/off screen.

Bottom knob is for switching tracks and press it to play/pause

 

[alphanumerix1]

I totally did not expect a hdmi port.

The device is stainless steel

Top wheel is for on, off and volume control
Long press to boot/shutdown, short press to on/off screen.

Bottom knob is for switching tracks and press it to play/pause

HDMI is an interesting addition. I was expecting the n8 to look slightly different not sure how I feel about the home button. Might look nice irl.

Would of looked nicer without imo.

 

[seanwee]

Did i win the guessing game?

We're all waiting for Andy's hand of judgement

 

[audionewbi]

It’s not a typical hdmi setup, it’s more like soundaware mr1.

I got to say I hope the final product looks better, that rendering isn’t to pleasing to my eye.
The two knobs on the side, don’t know if I’m happy about how much it is sticking out.

 

[riffrafff]

Looks ergonomic, though. I much prefer tactile switches to a glorified smart-phone screen.

 

[gr8soundz]

Great that it has a balanced line out feature. Too many companies overlook that option when making new daps.

Is there a Nutube in there?

 

[seanwee]

Great that it has a balanced line out feature. Too many companies overlook that option when making new daps.

Is there a Nutube in there and what does the gold triangle (below the screen) do or indicate?

The nutube is not there, its hidden inside.(unconfirmed) Hopefully you can switch out the backplate to a clear one to show it off.

The colour indicator is like FiiO's one. It changes colour according to the sample rate of the song being played

 

[gr8soundz]

The nutube is not there, its hidden inside.(unconfirmed) Hopefully you can switch out the backplate to a clear one to show it off.

The colour indicator is like FiiO's one. It changes colour according to the sample rate of the song being played

Looked at the pics again and realized it was a home button. Edited my question but not fast enough; thread must be on fire now.

No need to show off the Nutube imo. Just happy to finally see a portable player using that tech.

 

[gr8soundz]

Any idea what DAC chip it's using?

Estimated price?

 

[seanwee]

Looked at the pics again and realized it was a home button. Edited my question but not fast enough; thread must be on fire now.

No need to show off the Nutube imo. Just happy to finally see a portable player using that tech.

It looks very sci-fi to me. I'd definitely like to show it off

 

[unknownguardian]

For those that have seen the newest photo release, what is the middle triangular shape thing??? Home button??? Alien communication device???

The color of the triangular thing will indicate the sample rate of the audio file, similarly to chord.

 

[gr8soundz]

It looks very sci-fi to me. I'd definitely like to show it off

Assuming I can afford the N8, I'll be happy adding something to my list of gear that matches my avatar.

 

[Mimouille]

Chinese designers do love their gold.