[aamefford]

Hmmmm....  Texas Instruments PCM2706 for DAC and USB input, as opposed to the Cirrus Logic CS4398 chip as used in the UHA-6 and UHA-6S.  Anyone have any knowledge of this TI chip?
 
The Cirrus Logic CS4398 is the same as the DAC chip in my Headroom Ultra Desktop Amp's Max DAC module, which is a very impressive DAC.
 
EDIT - Sheesh!  I seem to have demonstrated my grasp on the obvious by restating info from the OP...

 

[driftingbunnies]

DO NOT BUY. DOES NOT RECOGNIZE IN WIN7. Crossfeed causes the usb to be rendered useless. Also, shipping with usps is the worst so I received mine 3 days late. (Read later posts. This issue has been fixed)
 
So basically I plug it into every usb I have on my laptop and one in 10 chances I would get windows to recognize it for a second. I then would do a test sound and get some sound through my headphones. However, that sound is very short lived. Any music playing through will suddenly stop within 1 minute of playing. Either the USB is jacked or the way they implement the DAC is bad. 9 times out of 10 windows would say that the USB is not recognized. This is the worst experience I've ever had with a usb dac/amp. I hope Leckerton will notice during their "vacation holiday" and actually fix this. If not, I urge you never to buy from this company.

 

[wuwhere]

What did you have before?

 

[driftingbunnies]

? like dac/amps? I have a compass, I use a modded PS audio III and I used to have a ibasso D4. I should have just kept the D4 instead of buying this piece of junk.

 

[wuwhere]

Just curious why Win7 won't recognize it consistently.  I've never had a problem with any USB device on my XP SP3.
 
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? like dac/amps? I have a compass, I use a modded PS audio III and I used to have a ibasso D4. I should have just kept the D4 instead of buying this piece of junk.

 

[driftingbunnies]

i know....it's strange
 
well Nick from Leckerton Audio emailed me back and told me that since he'll be in my town at the end of the week, he'll try to replace the circuit boards to see if it'll fix everything. If it works then it'll be great. If not, then I'm gonna have to return them. The unit looks great but hopefully the sound will match up with the looks. I'll keep you guys updated.

 

[fluse]

maybe you should use linux

no serious, a little bugger, but did you try it also on another notebook/pc??
 
could you maybe post a pic with the amp in your hand so one can have a better way to see how big this thingy is?
 
thanks. and keep us updated please.

 

[driftingbunnies]

I've tried it on all 3 of my computers and I get the same thing. I'm pretty sure it's not just my computer. I'll try to take a picture later tonight.

 

[zatara]

I just got the UHA-6S (2 weeks ago ) and it works on everything I have plugged it into. W7, XP, Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10. I let it run for 3 days on my W7 box with no problems at all.
I know it is not the same unit just trying to give some additional feedback on Leckerton Audio products. 

 

[driftingbunnies]

 
Yeah...I was hoping that mine was just a fluke. Hopefully Nick will fix everything.

 

[Anaxilus]

WTB Sonic Impressions.  

 

[fluse]

thanks, but where is the hand ?

 

[driftingbunnies]

 
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thanks, but where is the hand ?

Why would you need a hand when there's something concrete next to it? everybody's hand is different...

 

[driftingbunnies]

I met up with Nick today to exchange the boards and it fixed everything. It was probably a loose connection or something that made it glitch. Nick is a great guy and it seems like he basically runs the whole thing himself. I'll leave some initial impressions later.

 

[Anaxilus]

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I met up with Nick today to exchange the boards and it fixed everything. It was probably a loose connection or something that made it glitch. Nick is a great guy and it seems like he basically runs the whole thing himself. I'll leave some initial impressions later.

Not to go to OT, I have you heard the new rumors concerning your avatar?  If you haven't you can shoot me a PM.