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well i'm with you on that; but then youve probably seen my JH|13 rig and its not exactly straight out of a dap; although they do sound pretty amazing diect out of iphone 3G. not in the same league as out of DIYMOD->Duelund dock->Lisa III or iHP132CF->D10 | [here]
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my D10 just arrived back at base for service/mods; i've been without it for a week and although i'm not exactly left wanting; I do miss it pretty badly. I even bought myself one of the new/ish super low profile sysconcept U cables which arrived yesterday. cant wait to try it out and drop the Blackgate NX HQ (power rail and output, both with suitable bypass caps)i've had sitting here for a while, as I had a feeling the dac was going to finally not be useable at all shortly, so I held off on installing them.
was actually really lucky; in the last few weeks in our national carrier has fully outlawed the transport of any device with lithium based cells, so a package (DIYMOD plus dock) I sent on the same day as the D10 was held and sent back
I had clearly marked it as ipod and they still accepted it, so they will refund me. Luckily I dont think they are actually scanning or sniffing them, because the D10 made it through and is awaiting clearance in china; being that its not as recognizable as definitely having a LiPol I guess it 'flew under the radar'
these new regulations that mean no device/object that contains lithium based cells is allowed to be transported by planes with travellers onboard (its the aviation regulatory bodies that have outlawed it) are going to cause all sorts of expense and drama for many companies, not least myself. I can use dedicated freight companies like fedex, DHL, EMS, but these are very expensive in australia (EMS not so much); so its not really a viable long-term solution at all. I will probably have to ship without batteries installed, to be done at the other end until I find a solution. or stop doing them altogether temporarily. is this happening worldwide; anyone have any problems receiving their D10 or other battery power device lately??
Originally Posted by roy_jones /img/forum/go_quote.gif So I've been without good audio for quite a while, and while I wait for my HF-2's to arrive, I started to get antsy to try out the D10 that I've had sitting in it's box for the last few weeks. Only problem is that all I have for headphones are a pair of earbuds that came with my Sansa Clip. However, feeling desperate for music, I figured I'd give the D10 a whirl anyways, even though I'm having a helluva time trying to get my computer configured for audio. So I plug in the crappy earbuds and...you've got to be kidding me. I may have to re-evaluate my perception of the varying importance of components in the audio chain. I am shocked by the sound I'm getting out of these earbuds. Quite a ringing testament to the D10. I am biting my nails for the chance to use it with a real set of headphones. The difference between the headphone out of the Clip and the D10's headphone out is 'shocking'. I guess I expected it to be better, but in no way would I have predicted that there would be so dramatic a difference. Makes me wonder about some of the folks that are running really nice custom IEM's straight out of a DAP. I've heard some folks talking about how "all you really need for high end monitors is a DAP". I'm sure it's adequate for truly portable situations, but I fear those people may be cheating themselves. Very impressed with the D10!! |
well i'm with you on that; but then youve probably seen my JH|13 rig and its not exactly straight out of a dap; although they do sound pretty amazing diect out of iphone 3G. not in the same league as out of DIYMOD->Duelund dock->Lisa III or iHP132CF->D10 | [here]
my D10 just arrived back at base for service/mods; i've been without it for a week and although i'm not exactly left wanting; I do miss it pretty badly. I even bought myself one of the new/ish super low profile sysconcept U cables which arrived yesterday. cant wait to try it out and drop the Blackgate NX HQ (power rail and output, both with suitable bypass caps)i've had sitting here for a while, as I had a feeling the dac was going to finally not be useable at all shortly, so I held off on installing them.
was actually really lucky; in the last few weeks in our national carrier has fully outlawed the transport of any device with lithium based cells, so a package (DIYMOD plus dock) I sent on the same day as the D10 was held and sent back
these new regulations that mean no device/object that contains lithium based cells is allowed to be transported by planes with travellers onboard (its the aviation regulatory bodies that have outlawed it) are going to cause all sorts of expense and drama for many companies, not least myself. I can use dedicated freight companies like fedex, DHL, EMS, but these are very expensive in australia (EMS not so much); so its not really a viable long-term solution at all. I will probably have to ship without batteries installed, to be done at the other end until I find a solution. or stop doing them altogether temporarily. is this happening worldwide; anyone have any problems receiving their D10 or other battery power device lately??