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Their response makes me actually want to try one of their amps.

I like Erin in general, but it did rub me the wrong way how he kept saying that the damaged amp is going to go into the trash. It kind of implies that this is where it belongs and creates an impression that these amps are disposable. To be fair, I felt similar about Amir’s old review of the Sony...

Has anyone been able to purchase the 2024 version with volume adjustable preamp outputs from Amazon? I’m just wondering if it is only available from their own website.

Ok, rather than arguing with you, I will provide a quote from Jason Stoddard, the designer of these amps: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/schiit-happened-the-story-of-the-worlds-most-improbable-start-up.701900/page-1607#post-13707858 He says: "Some mechanical noise is typical of most...

I know, it’s ultimately about qc quality and luck. However, the odds are much higher that a high power/capacity transformer such as the ones used in class AB speaker amps will have some audible and physical vibration. At least that has been my experience from dealing with them.

@amirm, did you notice any transformer hum/buzzing coming out of the unit during your testing? It is a fairly common issue with many class AB power amplifiers and receivers that annoys me and may eventually push me to a class D speaker amplifier.

I have a very specific question for anyone that may be using both rca and balanced inputs and is connecting a subwoofer: Do you need to readjust the volume level on your subwoofer whenever you switch from balanced to unbalanced input on your ZA3? I’m planning to use both inputs and it would be...

AKA "The Brick" :)

If I were @SMSL-Mandy, I’d be contacting Qobuz to figure out how they are managing to keep these XMOS devices from going to sleep. It ought to be a fairly simple/trivial fix that would keep a lot of Mac users happy. I know we tend to be forgotten since we’re in the minority, but we are fairly...

With Qobuz specifically.

OMG, this workaround actually 100% worked. This means that solution is very simple but someone has to write a piece of software that does this in Mac OS.

What about low-level rumble when LFE knob is turned all the way up (to LFE)? Mine SB-1000 does this and it also has a very low-level hiss that sometimes gets very quiet, and sometimes a little bit more audible. SVS is sending me a spare plate amp to see if makes any difference. It really is not...

Yes, fortunately I did not overtorque the other side. Still fairly disappointed that it broke at all as I’m fairly gentle with my equipment. The sheet metal that the posts screw into must be fairly thin to wear out that quickly. Lesson learned - I’ve gone back to banana plugs now on my other stuff.

When you say 2 piece assembly - do you mean two different binding post modules with 4 posts each? Because, the one for the right speaker is working perfectly fine. I only need the one for the left speaker (which is on the right side lol). Unless you mean the 4-post module comes in two parts...

So, some good news. Yamaha Canada is willing to sell me the part for about $35 including shipping. They are saying that the correct part is WU987400. The part is not stocked so it may take up to 5 weeks but I’m ok with that. The replacement process should be fairly easy but I would appreciate...

I had to look up what “DEI” meant. I’m old loll. I thought it was just lazy casting - it’s not like it is impossible to find non-white good actors that can seem plausible in a role of a nerdy physicist. This show just failed at that and hoped nobody would call it out for the fear of being...

The question now is where I can purchase this TE102 module from? Part number seems to be either WU987400 or WU987600 according to the service manual. I’m hoping that consumers can buy these parts. Replacing it seems fairly trivial in terms of disassembly and soldering. I would much rather use...

Sorry for my ignorance, but is it ok to use banana plugs on a binding post that cannot be screwed down tightly? I would assume that the contact surface would not be as great if one was to use a banana plug without tightening the binding post first. Here is a video of the issue:

I have a question for anyone that may have replaced binding posts on one of these amps - how hard is it to do so? I am fairly competent when it comes to soldering - I managed to make my own Bottlehead Crack a couple of years ago. I am also unsure how hard it is to find spare parts for these...

Here’s an update from JDS Labs confirming that the performance of the optical output of their LG TV is not quite as disastrous as originally thought. They repeated the test while using 16-bit 48kHz and the SINAD was 95dB. Still quite low in the current day and age, but potentially inaudible...