[ExpatinJapan]

The brand new Campfire Audio Nova was just on Massdrop.

 

[rbc3]

It's a bummer for California residents because price with cover, shipping, and tax from Massdrop is only $4 less than Amazon.  I bought from Amazon because I can get it in two days with Prime...  Instant gratification wins!

 

[JohnC-HiFi]

Here's our video review of the OPUS #1 - what are your thoughts? We really like this player!
 

 

[catalystcc]

Would be nice to have a comparision review too, like the AK 240 since they share the same dac chips.

 

[catalystcc]

I really like the SQ of this player, what holding me back is the lack of usb dac feature

 

[twister6]

  Would be nice to have a comparision review too, like the AK 240 since they share the same dac chips.

 
usb dac should be enabled soon, hopefully.  Regarding comparison to AK240, if you read my full review: http://www.head-fi.org/products/audio-opus-opus-1/reviews/15801 toward the end I have a brief comparison to other DAPs, including AK120ii which is identical in sound and internal design architecture to AK240.

 

[alwass89]

Hopefully in the next firmware they add Playlists and the ability to play all songs by a single artist.

 

[twister6]

  Hopefully in the next firmware they add Playlists and the ability to play all songs by a single artist.

 
You can tag song that you like with a star (in the main play screen) to add to Favorite list which in theory could be considered as a playlist   Plus, if your files have a proper id tag with artist name, it can sort by artist name.

 

[alwass89]

So I erased/formatted my 2 SD cards inside the Opus, filled them up with music and now I can't get them to mount when I put them back into the player. Already tried a factory reset. Any help?

 

[davidcotton]

  So I erased/formatted my 2 SD cards inside the Opus, filled them up with music and now I can't get them to mount when I put them back into the player. Already tried a factory reset. Any help?

May need to reformat and rebuild the partition on the cards?  Not an expert by any means.

 

[rbc3]

I just got my Opus 1 from Amazon today.  I am updating the firmware and loading it up with songs now.  I know why the leather case comes with holes on the corners.  It's a functional problem.  If the corners were covered with leather as well, it would be difficult to push the unit out of the leather case.  With the corner holes cut out, you can easily press the bottom to push the unit out of the leather case.  It's actually a smart design that I think gives it a nice modern look.
 
I have an original AK120 that I'm replacing with this.  I'll post my sound impressions later when I have a chance to burn it in and give it a listen with my other gear.  I have an RSA SR-71B that I've been using with my AK120 connecting the SE output of the AK120 to the SR-71B and then balanced from SR-71B to various headphones, Earsonics Velvet, LCD2.2, Sennheizer HD650, Fostex THX-00, Beyerdynamic DT-770... I'm interested to find out how fully balanced will sound in comparison to my current setup.  It's probably all marketing hype!

 

[twister6]

  I just got my Opus 1 from Amazon today.  I am updating the firmware and loading it up with songs now.  I know why the leather case comes with holes on the corners.  It's a functional problem.  If the corners were covered with leather as well, it would be difficult to push the unit out of the leather case.  With the corner holes cut out, you can easily press the bottom to push the unit out of the leather case.  It's actually a smart design that I think gives it a nice modern look.
 
I have an original AK120 that I'm replacing with this.  I'll post my sound impressions later when I have a chance to burn it in and give it a listen with my other gear.  I have an RSA SR-71B that I've been using with my AK120 connecting the SE output of the AK120 to the SR-71B and then balanced from SR-71B to various headphones, Earsonics Velvet, LCD2.2, Sennheizer HD650, Fostex THX-00, Beyerdynamic DT-770... I'm interested to find out how fully balanced will sound in comparison to my current setup.  It's probably all marketing hype!

 
Congrats on your purchase!!!
 
Regarding balanced output comparison, that's kind of apples'n'oranges.  I have AK120ii, PAW5k, N5, L3 and Opus#1 - 5 different DAPs with 2.5mm balanced output and all have a different "balanced" sound quality.  One thing in common, balanced will give you higher output power.  But in terms of a noticeably wider soundstage expansion and lower noise floor - they all vary to a degree.  My PAW Gold with single ended output sounds as wide as the best 2.5mm TRRS balanced output from other daps I heard.  The same with Micro iDSD - it's SE 3.5mm trs output is as wide and spacious as other DAPs.  So, in theory any manufacture can recreate a quality output from single ended trs port, and it's possible without switching to balanced architecture. 
 
Bottom line, comparing Opus#1 balanced output to RSA balanced output and using the same pair of headphones (assuming you have kobiconn 4pin to 2.5mm trrs adapter?) will not prove much because it's just a matter of a different balanced design architecture.  In my experience, the best indicator of SE vs Balanced comparison is within the same DAP, comparing between the ports to hear how the manufacture implemented balanced in comparison to its own single ended

 
Definitely give it a good burn in and 2-3 full charge/discharge cycles with the latest firmware to calibrate and to condition the battery.

 

[m8o]

Edit. Great news to share. This player does stream over optical spdif up to the maximum for that medium. ... I'm going to get back in on the Massdrop sale!

 

[jono454]

From what i gather...this dude is somewhere on par with LPG and in the same area as the AK240.
 
Jumped on the massdrop as well =D. Hope it does better than my HM650.

 

[Niyologist]

I'm going to join the OPUS #1 Club in a couple of months.