Jimster480
Headphoneus Supremus
Design in the semiconductor industry does not matter that much.
In terms of digital signals, placement of said parts doesn't matter.
Voltage regulation is easily handled, and PCB technology ensures clean signals.
Its all a myth basically.
Computers are 99999999999999x as complex as a DAC or any singular audio component, somhow they function perfectly fine and last for years at minimal costs.
With motherboards being $30 and lasting years using high quality components.
Maybe a $90 board is better in respects to power phasing, but that's where it ends.
All of this "design" crap really doesn't make a difference in the end unless the design / implementation is horrible.
Is it possible to get this SMSL M8 DAC to work with secure boot enabled? I have the Pre 2016 SMSL M8 and it was working perfectly before I got Windows 10 installed. Now it tells me something is wrong with the driver signature.
Yes it works fine on my Windows 10 machines.
Just google Xmos driver and download the one for windows 10.