WesMiaw
Member of the Trade: Neko Audio
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All of my review units are out right now, but I do offer a 30-day free trial where you'd only have to pay for shipping if you are unsatisfied.
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Thank you very much for the kind words. And those are some real nice looking headphones! In reply to some of your comments:
The stereo separation is more a function of having two DAC chips operating in mono than it being balanced. The balanced signal provides EM noise rejection. Sometimes a pre-amp has a better signal path when receiving balanced though.
The enclosure is steel for its strength and EM shielding; the exterior is painted, but you'll notice the interior and where the two parts meet is not painted so that there is a path to chassis ground. From page 61 of EDN Designers Guide to Electromagnetic Compatibility: "If you need low-frequency magnetic-field shielding, then use steel because aluminum becomes virtually transparent to magnetic fields under 1 kHz."
If you are going to get an internal sound card, I'd recommend using the optical output just to be safe. We found one name-brand sound card had its coaxial output improperly grounded and that it was sending multiples of 6MHz over the wire.
Originally Posted by 1UP /img/forum/go_quote.gif Would love to see a comparison against the DA11. Wes, maybe you could send a loaner to Jude? |
All of my review units are out right now, but I do offer a 30-day free trial where you'd only have to pay for shipping if you are unsatisfied.
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Originally Posted by Zorlac /img/forum/go_quote.gif So awesome job Wes! I hope your new company is very successful and I highly recommend your DAC to others that are interested! |
Thank you very much for the kind words. And those are some real nice looking headphones! In reply to some of your comments:
The stereo separation is more a function of having two DAC chips operating in mono than it being balanced. The balanced signal provides EM noise rejection. Sometimes a pre-amp has a better signal path when receiving balanced though.
The enclosure is steel for its strength and EM shielding; the exterior is painted, but you'll notice the interior and where the two parts meet is not painted so that there is a path to chassis ground. From page 61 of EDN Designers Guide to Electromagnetic Compatibility: "If you need low-frequency magnetic-field shielding, then use steel because aluminum becomes virtually transparent to magnetic fields under 1 kHz."
If you are going to get an internal sound card, I'd recommend using the optical output just to be safe. We found one name-brand sound card had its coaxial output improperly grounded and that it was sending multiples of 6MHz over the wire.