senorx12562
500+ Head-Fier
I can't believe people get their panties in a wad over the placement of a gd on/off switch. Holy schiit.
That’s Fulla, and it’s not only a combined DAC and headphone amp, it’s also the least expensive quality dongle-DAC/amp on the market, with a knob for volume control—connected to a real live analog volume pot, not a volume control chip.
Universal AC voltage. Oh yeah, this would be great for some customers. The ability to plug into 100-240V and have it work everywhere in the world isn’t a problem for Apple chargers and such, so why can’t we offer it? In short, because it is either complex and expensive, or it’s a compromise. Apple can do it because they use switching supplies. We won’t use switching supplies, because we believe that they are usually very compromised (in terms of noise) when compared to linear supplies. Linear supplies can use complex switching systems to detect and swap transformer primaries, but again, you need a keep-alive transformer and quite a bit of electronics. It’s pretty amazing how big a good auto-switching linear power supply is. It won’t fit in a lot of our gear, and even if it did, it would significantly affect the price. Our solution? Perhaps in the future you’ll see a voltage selector switch on the back panel…but suitably protected. If someone switches it to the wrong voltage, it’ll be a bad day. And even if recessed and protected, many someones will switch it wrong. We’re still debating this one.
If i can deviate for just a second, what is the difference between "real volume pot" and non-real "volume control chip"? As mentioned on Fulla's product page? P.S. I wanted to buy one and was bummed they are out of stock =(
The competition, instead, use digital attenuation. This attenuation is logically controlled by the "volume control chip", which the user usually access with '+/-' buttons on the device.
I would be very happy if Schiit created a portable DAC/amp!
I would be very happy if Schiit created a portable DAC/amp!
Does the Fulla have power switch?
What's the next statement product from Schiit gonna be...?