[Th3Drizzl3]

some pics without the top on would help. so we can see the actual pot.

 

[cinisi]

Ah sure!

 

[Th3Drizzl3]

the pot is def crooked. it might be the legs are bent / twisted a bit you could try gently bending it back over to other way a bit but be very gentle. the correct way would be to de solder it and fix it imo

 

[cinisi]

Yea I think I will redo some soldering. Not a big porblem tbh because it functions, but I'm a bit anal when it comes to these things haha

 

[cinisi]

A colleague solders PCB's in his spare time and helped me out with this issue this morning.
Just heating some of the soldering gave enough room for wiggling, and it's now straight
Apparently there's some room for wiggling, probably the holes are larger than the pins.

 

[trellus]

That’s great news, @cinisi ... glad to hear you got it straightened out.

 

[cinisi]

That’s great news, @cinisi ... glad to hear you got it straightened out.

Thanks @trellus !
I'm really happy with the Polaris so far. Only had it on default settings (haven't tried tweaking yet) with my LCD2CB's and 99 classics.
Will be doing some tweaking in the upcoming weeks to find out what the switches can do for my sound

 

[M-83]

Hey Everyone,

Can anyone advise on a suitable UK plug/PSU for the Project Polaris?

Thanks

 

[bequietjk]

Options will be limited since the Polaris requires 48VDC.

 

[M-83]

Options will be limited since the Polaris requires 48VDC.

I reached out to Jeremy at G1217. He replied swiftly (as always) and confirmed that I will only need a suitable IEC320 power cable for the UK market. I can source off Amazon.

 

[M-83]

I reached out to Jeremy at G1217. He replied swiftly (as always) and confirmed that I will only need a suitable IEC320 power cable for the UK market. I can source off Amazon.

I'm going to buy this one - StarTech.com 3m UK Computer Power Cord - 3 Pin Mains: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

 

[M-83]

Does anyone have experience with optimising Polaris settings for Denon D2000 HPs? Would be grateful if you could share details.

 

[Hyde00]

Does anyone have experience with optimising Polaris settings for Denon D2000 HPs? Would be grateful if you could share details.

I'm currently running my Denon AH-D2000 off Dragonfly Red, once you get your Project Polaris and if you could share some sound impressions that would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[M-83]

I have received my Project Polaris and have had 3-4 hours of listening time. I'm very impressed. It's fun, musical, and get's my feet tapping and head bopping (almost without me realising lol). There is plenty of low end presence, lovely mids, and the highs are not too overbearing. Suits my Denon AH-D2000 very well indeed.

These are my go-to test tracks:

https://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B...01GM41ZJC&ref=dm_sh_9942-fceb-5ca3-a176-c0726

https://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B...0165GKESK&ref=dm_sh_9e58-4712-e6ee-82b5-c5360

However, just before I was to use it for the first time, my ifi Zen Dac died on me (coincidental and awful timing) which leaves me without a Dac and just using Line out from my PC. There is a *tiny* bit of noise from the LO, but I only hear when the vol pot is at 9 o'clock or higher and the music is paused. It is not audible to me when listening to music.

I have impedance set to low, gain medium, bandwidth high, and attenuation on. I can't listen above 9 or 10 o'clock due to high volume. I will try low gain tomorrow.

I am still undecided on a dac (considering Topping DX3 Pro) but I can say that even without a dac, I'm very pleased.

G1217 have done a stellar job with this amp. I highly recommend it.

 

[Hyde00]

I placed my order, I'll find out soon haha.