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Old 07-16-2008, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Fungi View Post
How's it sound?
And why the hell does it look so... bad? This has got to be one of the ugliest pieces of audio gear I've ever seen.
I'll know more about the sound over the weekend...

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Originally Posted by EdipisReks View Post
oops, didn't see the new stuff in this thread until now. i think it looks kinda charming.
Kinda Ghetto in an IRA pip bomb sorta way.....


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Originally Posted by Fungi View Post
The swirly clear/opaque goo is just kind of disturbing to me. YMMV
And by how it sounds, I mean as a DAC.
I'll give it a try as a stand alone DAC, but I don't think that was it's original intention, just a side effect of the chip used to convert the USB to Coax and optical....

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Originally Posted by ojnihs View Post
man that thing is ugly
Not really ugly, just looks like it was cobbled together by an amateur...

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Originally Posted by n_maher View Post
You'd think that a company name "Blue Circle Audio" would use a fracken blue LED, no?
10-4 on that, and it's a really annoying red LED...

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Originally Posted by jinp6301 View Post
ugh must be the ugliest piece of audio equipment ever made
Looks really home made doesn't it?

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Originally Posted by hYdrociTy View Post
I like it- but did they use the same glue with good dielectrickxs as alo? If no then no thx.
See Pars below... it is clear silicone....

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Originally Posted by Pars View Post
It looks like clear silicone... given the shape of this thing, etc., its a wonder that it makes it thru customs!
No wonder it too so long....

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