Wow, lots of new posts (yay), and of course some bandwagon hyperbolic misconstrued misinformation.
Woo
First, yes some Onkyo DP-X1 units have had issues, but they number very small and almost seem to be a batch issue.
I should add that I am the only person who has reported a particular fault on my first Onkyo DP-X1 unit that
NO ONE ELSE has had (direct info from Onkyo Japan regarding my warranty claim).
My issue wasn't related to jack issue but that I could not output music via 3.5 mm SE output as my unit was stuck in permanent balanced mode from an internal circuitry fault. This was a real hardware fault.
Thus I must be excluded from users who reported faults from jacks, especially 2.5 mm jacks.
It was upsetting yes, but as this has not reared it's ugly head anywhere else, then my issue is a fluke that was resolved by Onkyo JP.
In regards to 2.5 mm TRRS output jack, yes it may have been weaker on some some units DP-X1. I am extra careful when I use that connector jack but everything seems to be ok on my brand new replacement unit.
When talking about failure rates, faults, or issues, please be accurate in what you post, or mention that you heard of issues but are unsure yourself.
Posting information with no source in your post, then extrapolating that info as truth, is not what this community represents.
We are here to help each other, so let's do that.
Thanks.
To talk about the elephant in the room, is investing into the Onkyo DP-X1 a risk?
As the unit can only be imported from Japan (via other sellers, including certain sellers on Amazon), and with anything you import,
YES, it is a risk.
I took took such a risk, but my issues were resolved by my my seller from Japan.
Is the risk of failure enough to be of concern?
MAYBE, YMMV. Every unit can have issues, but a small percentage of users have reported various problems, including myself.
The question should be that is it worth the hassle? You see most issues reported by users were, one way or another,
RESOLVED (of course I am referring to users who have fed back to this community). For me, the the Onkyo DP-X1 is without peer with its rich list of features and price point. Other players are better than DP-X1 in certain areas, but the DP-X1 is more than a jack-of-all-trades, it masters some of those trades too; it is the only player that is balanced in its long list of features against performance and cost, and that is unique to it and it alone in my opinion. So for me, yes, risk and hassle was and is worth it.
However, you may feel differently, and if that is the case, don't import and wait for official Western release, reviews, etc.
OMG that looks
SWEET! WANT!
However, some requests; if you were to build one for me in the future (after details are sorted privately, of course), I would like the original top silver plate (jacks area) to remain as is, and either engrave Onkyo in the same place as the logo name is on the back of the DP-X1, or allow the original name to show through.
Thank you ^^
Looks awesome!!! I have the Onkyo DPA-PUX1 case and I think it's b**tugly. Count me in if you ever make enough
I like the DPA-PUX1 personally as it is is slim, though the thicker Dignis one is far more professional looking.
And yeah these skins are amazing, but they are just wraps, not a case.
Just letting you know.
What colour skin would you choose if there was a choice?
There would certainly be something very unique about that group. Those failure numbers should be echoed here, and while there have been issues, nothing even remotely like 50%. I also can't recall any SD card issues, so that might be people who didn't have a clue what they were doing or perhaps there were even a defective SD card in the mix? Still, I take your point and despite not having enough information about the particulars of those RMAs your local shop had, it does seem like a bad batch is also possible. Who knows.
I covered some of this in my opening paragraphs.
Figures like these without hard evidence is useless, and takes away from the point of what the original poster was trying to get at.
If the shop has had high failure rates, then the questions should be:
When did they order and stock that batch of DP-X1 units?
Over how long of a period was the faults being reported?
What was the outcome of affected users?
Source?
And similar questions.
We must be vigilant in what we post so can be fair.
Opinions are fine as long as they are stated as such.
Edit:
Fixed autocorrect issues, I hope...
