[warrior1975]

January 2nd... Oh boy. More money spent. I have to get this dap. That's 3 new daps in the last month or so... Oh well.

 

[davidcotton]

Ordered from Headphoniaks in Spain to UK along with a IT03s but there was a 35€ fee as well..

Was that shipping or tax fee?  If the latter I'm a bit surprised by that as still being in the eu shouldn't of meant any afaik?

 

[artpiggo]

Reported Trouble for DX200 in tieba: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/4922549500
 
Using google translate it is just a minor issue, I think.

 

[jamato8]

  Reported Trouble for DX200 in tieba: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/4922549500
 
Using google translate it is just a minor issue, I think.

The sockets on my Sony PHA-3 are like that. It has never been an issue. 

 

[Mython]

 

  Reported Trouble for DX200 in tieba: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/4922549500
 
Using google translate it is just a minor issue, I think.

The sockets on my Sony PHA-3 are like that. It has never been an issue. 

 
 
To quote Shakespeare: "Much ado about nothing"
 
 
I'd rather have sockets protrude 1.5mm, than have weak sockets like Onkyo/Pioneer (although I am told this issue has now been rectified), but the point still stands - a little protrusion is really harmless & irrelevant. What matters is whether they perform their intended function reliably.

 

[Dithyrambes]

Lol interested to see that guys comparison between the sony and the dx200

 

[jamato8]

   
 
To quote Shakespeare: "Much ado about nothing"
 
 
I'd rather have sockets protrude 1.5mm, than have weak sockets like Onkyo/Pioneer (although I am told this issue has now been rectified), but the point still stands - a little protrusion is really harmless & irrelevant. What matters is whether they perform their intended function reliably.

I have a couple of amps that have the sockets recessed a little. That Is a hassle because it is easier to lose a good connection as the plug is always on the verge of not making good contact. Anyway, once the DX200 is more in the wild we will know but I am not concerned since the sockets they have been using for some time have proved to be very reliable. 

 

[twister6]

Yes, there is definitely an advantage of the socket sticking out a little bit - makes attachment more secure.  The socket is soldered to a printed wiring board and takes quite an abuse where after awhile it could shift and loose the alignment with the DAP's shell port cutout.  When it sticks out a little bit, it can't move side-to-side.

 

[Paul - iBasso]

  Yes, there is definitely an advantage of the socket sticking out a little bit - makes attachment more secure.  The socket is soldered to a printed wiring board and takes quite an abuse where after awhile it could shift and loose the alignment with the DAP's shell port cutout.  When it sticks out a little bit, it can't move side-to-side.

We also design it this way so that there is no metal to metal contact. With metal to metal it could short the circuit. This prevents that with the insulation gap. It also makes a solid mechanical support as you state.

 

[Mython]

 

  Yes, there is definitely an advantage of the socket sticking out a little bit - makes attachment more secure.  The socket is soldered to a printed wiring board and takes quite an abuse where after awhile it could shift and loose the alignment with the DAP's shell port cutout.  When it sticks out a little bit, it can't move side-to-side.

We also design it this way so that there is no metal to metal contact. With metal to metal it could short the circuit. This prevents that with the insulation gap. It also makes a solid mechanical support as you state.

 
I remember a competitor's DAP (made from Stainless Steel) that cost 3x as much and had exactly the shorting behaviour described above.

 

[ucanuup]

real shame there's just one micro sd slot

 

[soundblast75]

Was that shipping or tax fee?  If the latter I'm a bit surprised by that as still being in the eu shouldn't of meant any afaik?

It is a paypal fee, why so much?

 

[Whitigir]

I remember a competitor's DAP (made from Stainless Steel) that cost 3x as much and had exactly the shorting behaviour described above.

Opus 2 does not has this issue with a very flush appearances of the socket

 

[jmills8]

Opus 2 does not has this issue with a very flush appearances of the socket

Yet.

 

[Whitigir]

Yet.

There is simply no yet. The socket and the chassis and the main board are isolated from one another. I need to clarify it though, the design is different, even Sony has the socket a bit outward by the brass ring and then the socket itself as well. They made it look good and not too noticeable though