warrior1975
Headphoneus Supremus
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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.
Ordered from Headphoniaks in Spain to UK along with a IT03s but there was a 35€ fee as well..
Reported Trouble for DX200 in tieba: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/4922549500
Using google translate it is just a minor issue, I think.
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.
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.
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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.
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?
I remember a competitor's DAP (made from Stainless Steel) that cost 3x as much and had exactly the shorting behaviour described above.
Yet.Opus 2 does not has this issue with a very flush appearances of the socket
Yet.