[musicday]

I used to have that mod on my iRiver H320.
Was quite easy to remove the sheet underneath the plastic and then you could add any photos underneath or leave it naked.
Was very cool looking.

 

[groucho69]

I thought i was pretty good on opamps then saw some guys discussing SS3601/SS3602 in opamp thread here. Anyone got these bad boys? (3602 i would imagine as that's the dually)

Damn that's 'spensive. But it does look like the cat's ass.

 

[minnyB]

I ordered mine without SD card.  Wouldn't trust SD card ordered from Taobao.  The percentage of getting fake ones are really high!  

 

[musicday]

What's a micro sd 8 GB today? Nothing.
I would prefer to buy my Walnut V2 without any accessories or card if sold for £20.

 

[groucho69]

What's a micro sd 8 GB today? Nothing.
I would prefer to buy my Walnut V2 without any accessories or card if sold for £20.

The Chinese music card is handy for burn in.

 

[macky112]

  If you are gonna leave it like that with those long leads on the caps, i would very strongly suggest putting heatshrink or electrical tape over the leads.

thank you for the reminder, yeah this was just an attempt to see what would fix the burnt through-hole, I will make the proper cosmetic/worksmenship treatment once I confirm this is a permanent repair.
 
I also noticed that now my modded walnut's volume pot is linear from off all the way to max-turn.  But I can't compare my current mod's max volume to my stock walnut's max volume (i cant remember how loud it was)  But in current config, max-turn is still very very loud.  (For those that joined late, some walnut volume pots reach very high volume at around half a turn from the off position, and then gain very little volume from half-turn to full-turn though this small gain is still noticeable.)
 
so just a data point and I cant explain why it is happening this way

 

[Dark Helmet]

thank you for the reminder, yeah this was just an attempt to see what would fix the burnt through-hole, I will make the proper cosmetic/worksmenship treatment once I confirm this is a permanent repair.

I also noticed that now my modded walnut's volume pot is linear from off all the way to max-turn.  But I can't compare my current mod's max volume to my stock walnut's max volume (i cant remember how loud it was)  But in current config, max-turn is still very very loud.  (For those that joined late, some walnut volume pots reach very high volume at around half a turn from the off position, and then gain very little volume from half-turn to full-turn though this small gain is still noticeable.)

so just a data point and I cant explain why it is happening this way

I think it's a circuit thing. It still dies it with my Alps pot though not as bad as the stock pot.

 

[peter123]

After some hours with the Walnut (still Burson V5i op amp in mine) and the Meze 99 Classic it's safe to say that this is another great pairing, even excellent actually

 

[macky112]

another data point FWIW:  I am happy to report that upping the capacitance of the input and output caps, the further bass roll-off from earphone impedance loading has been improved.  in layman's term, it should make the Walnut less picky about earphone pairing (aka, better synergy with more earphones)  and apologize for the jagged measurements, I am still not very good at adjusting my laptop line-in gain to capture a smooth curve.
 

 
KZ ZS3 (spec from gearbest)
impedance: 18
sensitivity: 106
 
KZ ZST
impedance: 18
sensitivity: 120
 
NuForce EX600
impedance: 16
sensitivity: 100
 
linking @hakuzen measurements as reference, tho i dont have any of the earphones used in his measurement, but the idea is there:  hybrids and low impedance earphones have bad synergy with stock Walnut
http://www.head-fi.org/t/800208/the-rmaa-rightmark-audio-analyzer-source-and-audio-device-measurement-thread-measurements-in-post-3-tutorial-in-post-2/135#post_13107087

 

[Dark Helmet]

After some hours with the Walnut (still Burson V5i op amp in mine) and the Meze 99 Classic it's safe to say that this is another great pairing, even excellent actually

Is it a Dual V5i or single V5i?

 

[peter123]

Is it a Dual V5i or single V5i?

Still dual

 

[vapman]

Yeah only dual will work. @macky112 Nice to see proof of that cap replacment working!

 

[Dark Helmet]

Still dual

Can you give us, to the best of your abilities, what the sound signature of the Burson V5i is like in comparison to others you have tried. 

 

[waynes world]

  ^ it is a JRC4558D
 
You'll find the signature especially appealing if you are using buds I think. Do check in after though.

 
Yup! So far with Zen 1.0's and also with Nighthawks, really really REALLY nice! 

 
Friggin' loving this silly little 'nut!

 

[vapman]

  Can you give us, to the best of your abilities, what the sound signature of the Burson V5i is like in comparison to others you have tried. 

I am not peter, but my impression of V5i in the nut - compared to NE5532 - is that it has a very comparable midrange but has superior detailing, soundstage and more accurate instrument placement. It also has a far increased treble extension