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That's different story so. You have nice speakers, you should pair it with much better DAC than low budget
That's different story so. You have nice speakers, you should pair it with much better DAC than low budget
When use AES there is double conversion to I2S anyway3. Currently my X26 is fed by U16 via AES (photo was taken two months ago). I am not a big fan of IIS.
When use AES there is double conversion to I2S anyway
Just ordered a silver x26. Black ones are back ordered till early April.
Their Taobao page says it bypasses the inbuilt filters and can only select from their new filters.
Mine runs hot too, it can slowly cook an egg.. Running Roon on linux, there is No Linux Drivers available for it to play anything above 192Khz.
Xymordos: Thanks for that -reply. I should have known better; the 'limitation' with on-chip filtering was elucidated by Gustard in
their X-26 product introduction 'blurb. Instead, they Sharc'd 'off-chip' for greater computational processing/filtering capability.
I suspect that is where the considerable heat emanates within the X-26; unless a specific high-temperature must be maintained
for this sharp processor, it's strange that Gustard didn't see to offering up some top-plate ventilation in effort to give the L-R chassis
flow some air differential -thus reducing heat build-up considerably.
(Has anybody tried heat-sinking that processor in the X-26 -if that's the heat generator?- and or operating/listening sans/removed
top plate. OR, are the "high" temp's a bit exaggerated ?
pj
Hi Gizmoh: How is your X-26 performing/sounding ?
I'm considering a X-22/X-26 Gustard; but the high-heat of X-26 is concerning.
BY CHANCE, have you ever tried one of the following (?) :
(My own Cut/Paste -sorry bou't that)
I should have known better; the 'limitation' with on-chip filtering was elucidated by Gustard in
their X-26 product introduction 'blurb. Instead, they Sharc'd 'off-chip' for greater computational
processing/filtering capability.
I suspect that is where the considerable heat emanates within the X-26; unless a specific high-
temperature must be maintained for this sharp processor, it's strange that Gustard didn't see to
offering up some top-plate ventilation in effort to give the L-R chassis
flow some air differential -thus reducing heat build-up considerably.
(Has anybody tried heat-sinking that processor in the X-26 -if that's the heat generator?- and or
operating/listening sans/removed top plate. OR, are the "high" temp's a bit exaggerated ?