[ahmonge]

My turntable has a phono preamp included. It has the option of "phono" or "line" out. Line out is selected and should provide more power than "phono"

Could you try another amplifier to see where the problem lies?

 

[ahmonge]

There are occasions where I'd like to listen to vinyl with headphones.....

Sure it's a great experience!

 

[hjf3Gd]

Could you try another amplifier to see where the problem lies?

Works fine with my other amp......

 

[ahmonge]

Works fine with my other amp......

So I would try K9 with another line source to be sure who is the faulty one

 

[Yaw69]

So I would try K9 with another line source to be sure who is the faulty one

Did you set the k9pro to high gain?

 

[Eslaron]

Hello, my first post here, and right off the bat about the K9 Pro which I recently got delivered to my place.

Using it as a BT receiver for my studio monitors connected via XLR and for my IEMs (Mangird Tea via 4.4mm currently) and HD600 via XLR.

In general, a pretty fine chunk of electronics, but before I get to the sound quality etc. I would like to highlight that... it zaps me when I touch it for the first time after a while. Some electrostatic discharge is happening on it's chassis and even the volume knob. Once I even saw a white spark of electricity between my finger and the chassis. I don't know if my hands are super dry or it is my wristwatch or it is my electrical installation since this is a pretty old apartment and the connectors have no insulation, but nevertheless something funky is happening today.

 

[Peteio]

My turntable has a phono preamp included. It has the option of "phono" or "line" out. Line out is selected and should provide more power than "phono".

Line out is for when you want to bypass the inbuilt phono and use a higher quality phono amp therefore it's much lower power output.
Have you tried selecting phono on your turntable when connecting to the K9?

 

[ATimoff]

@FiiO Willson. When will the interested public be able to get acquainted with the presentation of version 2 x DAC_ESS on this forum? Or will there be another information branch? A very useful forum!

 

[hjf3Gd]

So I would try K9 with another line source to be sure who is the faulty one

I don’t have another line source. The turntable works fine with my other integrated amp, it’s obvious to me the K9 isn’t great in this regard but I’d like to hear from anyone else who’s tried the Line in.

Did you set the k9pro to high gain?

Yes, it’s always on high gain to power my HEDDphones. Works fine with USB but not enough power/volume when using Line in…

Line out is for when you want to bypass the inbuilt phono and use a higher quality phono amp therefore it's much lower power output.
Have you tried selecting phono on your turntable when connecting to the K9?

My turntable‘s instructions state that the phono output is of less power than the Line out…..it was my understanding that “phono” is for connection to an external phone stage, but I’m relatively new at all this so happy to be corrected

 

[KaiFi]

My turntable‘s instructions state that the phono output is of less power than the Line out…..it was my understanding that “phono” is for connection to an external phone stage, but I’m relatively new at all this so happy to be corrected

You are correct; Peteio has it backwards. "Phono" is the weaker signal for bypassing the built-in preamp. "Line" means line-level audio from the built-in preamp.

 

[hjf3Gd]

You are correct; Peteio has it backwards. "Phono" is the weaker signal for bypassing the built-in preamp. "Line" means line-level audio from the built-in preamp.

Thanks for confirming that KaiFi, thought I was going mad!!

 

[FiiO Willson]

Hello, my first post here, and right off the bat about the K9 Pro which I recently got delivered to my place.

Using it as a BT receiver for my studio monitors connected via XLR and for my IEMs (Mangird Tea via 4.4mm currently) and HD600 via XLR.

In general, a pretty fine chunk of electronics, but before I get to the sound quality etc. I would like to highlight that... it zaps me when I touch it for the first time after a while. Some electrostatic discharge is happening on it's chassis and even the volume knob. Once I even saw a white spark of electricity between my finder and the chassis. I don't know if my hands are super dry or it is my wristwatch or it is my electrical installation since this is a pretty old apartment and the connectors have no insulation, but nevertheless something funky is happening today.

It is not very good, K9 Pro is three plugs with grounding, i suggest you check whether your circuit has effective protection,

 

[FiiO Willson]

@FiiO Willson. When will the interested public be able to get acquainted with the presentation of version 2 x DAC_ESS on this forum? Or will there be another information branch? A very useful forum!

Hello Friend,
I think the ESS version should also be here.

I'm happy to tell you that the ES9038Pro*2 version should be available in China by the 20th of next month!

 

[Peteio]

Thanks for confirming that KaiFi, thought I was going mad!!

Apologies, I stand corrected!
Out of interest what turntable are you using?

 

[Ab10]

So K9 Pro is safe to buy now? I know the click issue in this thread with One Red Light.
Anything else...