3stun
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- what are the diffs between v1-v2-v3 and how exactly do I recognize them?
From what I know, v1 has a black volume knob:
While v2 has a silver one and also a sticker saying "MyST 1866 port":
As for v3, I believe it looks just the same as v2, although not sure 100%.
Now about technical differences.
From what MyST revealed on russian forum:
- v1 has a very weak BT module, works fine only at close distance (30-40cm). v2 has improved BT module (probably this one).
- v1 and v2 drain your smartphone battery when connected to USB via OTG (unless you block +5V line on your OTG cable or use custom cable), v3 has a special mode where it doesn't drain USB source battery (instead works completely on internal battery).
As for sound hardware, it seems like all three versions are the same.
As a proud owner of OCUB 1866 v1, I welcome questions about it.
I've been comparing OCUB 1866 v1 via different inputs, and found that USB sounds noticably better than others. No idea why, since USB receiver is supposed to be inferior in quality to COAX and OPT. The difference is so big for me that I had to sell my COAX transport (kept specially for OCUB) and buy a cheap smartphone supporting "music-over-USB".
Some users on russian forum notice this difference, and some don't.
It is possible that v2/v3 have different receivers, so my observation could only be true for v1.
People say you can use Sony A15/A17 as transport for OCUB (with NWH10 cable, which you need to buy separately), but it didn't work for my OCUB v1. No idea why.