Triplefun
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Please, if you want, send them an email mentioning the DSD 512 issue we are talking about here. I’m pretty sure they will never answer; but who knows: if they were so kind with you like you said...... They sent me two entire PC boards from the unit, free of cost, from China to troubleshoot.
Gustard was very good at dealing with a repair of my X20, which was under warranty. They sent me two entire PC boards from the unit, free of cost, from China to troubleshoot.
Hi ! is there any thread discussing the differences between the X20U and the late PRO version ?
i have the former one but still i have not unboxed it. If the differences are remarkable i could try to find a buyer for it (not easy i know).
Thanks a lot indeed.
I'm using the original X20U which really sounds amazing to me. It uses 2 pcs of the ESS9018. The U-suffix designates the USB interface option. The X20 Pro version is similar to the X20/X20U, but it has 2 pcs of ESS9028 instead. It replaces the X20 non-pro version.
The latest one is actually X22 which has the ESS9038. I have not have a chance to listen to the latter two yet.
X20 & X20 Pro sounds similar. High frequencies are a bit more subtle and mids more smooth.
But it is not big difference as the whole project is in 99% the same.
Definitely, I never use stock cables. And the X20 is quite sensitive for them.Hi ! thanks a lot for the very interesting information. Then the X22 could be a step up.
Maybe a possible way for smoothing out the sound a bit could be using a particular power cable instead of the stock one ?
Thanks again. This is not a good thing imho. It means that noise filtering is not that good in the power supply.Definitely, I never use stock cables. And the X20 is quite sensitive for them.
I tend to think that two cables with same L, R and C will sound the same. I think i have seen once the circuit equivalent of a cable. But again if the dac is well designed and built it should not happen.It is not that simple. Many very expensive DAC/CD players is sensitive for cables. And I mean really top ones like Accuphase, Esoteric, DCS...