[esteboune]

Hello everyone!

Same as @tracyca i just dusted my CDM after a couple of month on the shelf.

Such a beautiful and enjoyable DAC/Amp...!

However, i noticed that the bit-rate light is stuck on the lower level, even when playing DSD64 or 24/192 Flac.

Any idea what might have occured.

i hope the DAC section is OK.

thanks for your time and assistance.

I just tried with my iPad pro as souce (OTG + usb cable), it is working fine, the lights are changing according to the source bitrate.

It has to be a Windows 10 problem.
the drivers?
the cable i am using (quite unlikely)

i will try deleting and installing again the drivers

 

[Audiosolace]

...if you can find one! I think they're great little things. The DAC may well be considered "out of date" by many, but I don't find myself wishing I could listen with something that has more up to date silicon inside. Battery packs, tubes and mains adapters are all still sold by ALO. I guess the only other area that could be dodgy if picking up one second hand is the volume pot.

They are indeed great little portable amplifiers - a real worthy collaboration between Vinnie Rossi and Ken Ball of ALO Audio

 

[nrbatista]

I’m selling mine if anyone is interested, not getting much use unfortunately. Deserves to be enjoyed.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/fs-continental-dual-mono-cdm.940293/

 

[Seamaster]

I am keeping my V1 with window

 

[singleended5863]

I am keeping my V1 with window

Same here but anyone is interested I would sell it.

 

[nsk1979]

Ready player One! I have soldered first tubes, that have been ordered from EBay. That is Sonotone 5719.

Soldering work was not too much difficult, compared to smd components mounting.

 

[Seamaster]

Great job!

For me, British CV3986 and never looked back.

 

[singleended5863]

Great job!

For me, British CV3986 and never looked back.

how do the British CV3986 sound like?

 

[Seamaster]

how do the British CV3986 sound like?

Please read from P121

 

[hohes]

Great job!

For me, British CV3986 and never looked back.

Wondering to ask, how many sets of tubes you have and what kind?)

 

[nsk1979]

Great job!

For me, British CV3986 and never looked back.

CV3986 tubes also have been received and I am going to solder them on black psb and try to listen on CDM.

 

[singleended5863]

CV3986 tubes also have been received and I am going to solder them on black psb and try to listen on CDM.

Please let me know how do they sound. Thank you.

 

[nsk1979]

As for Sonotone 5719, after installing that tubes first my listening session was very short - about 2-3 song only due to limiting of time. And first impression was - wow that is da bass! It has a way more lower ends than stock 6111 tubes. I was listening and something was wrong in terms of SQ. Amount of bass was too much and clarity was not enough for me. I was disappointed, my expectations was that 2-3 sons is enough time for tubes heating. Second session takes time more than 1 hour and I have noticed that after first 10-15 min sound become more organic, bass become tight and in right proportion without bleeding into mids. Mids are more forwarded and vocal sounded more intimate, while treble more extended, sound stage seems the same or slightly wider than 6111. Sonotone 5719 tubes definitely better choice for my taste in terms of SQ overall, heating temperature and power consumption. To be continued...

P.s.: sorry for my English ).

 

[nsk1979]

Ready Player Two!



Today I have soldered another pair of tubes. CV 3986 as I told before.

 

[nsk1979]

Both tubes soldered on PSBs and are installed into CDM. Sound impressions to be posted after some listening sessions.