This could be end up being a nice solution for some. http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/94817/Sony-USB_Hi-Res_DAC_System-DA_Converter_or_Processor

from my five minutes of shitty googling:

pcm1795

lm2876 chipamps

4580 opamps (for what I'm not sure, I/V duty?)

 

It seems like a solid set of parts for an all-in-one. Can't see much else so I don't know if there's a separate headphone amplifier.

I liked the Wadia PowerDAC that I had, similar type of unit.  This seems to take it a step further with the DSD input, plus line in & out....

I bet it sounds really good with Sony headphones.

I don't like fans, especially small ones.

I don't like fans, especially small ones.

It's a little too late for that no take-backsies.

No, it's not too late.  If you continue to post inane shit, I'm sure changstar would be glad to have you as a member, but you'll be done here.

It's a little too late for that no take-backsies.

 

I think he's talking about the fan on the back panel. Although I am now so thoroughly entertained by the peanut gallery's contributions that I almost didn't say anything. Sent from mah phone-blet via Tapatalk

I'm quite sure that Jim knew what he meant and made a punny post in response.

That reminds me, this is still one of the best things ever:

Well it is sort of a valid point, the dust buildup will be substantial. 

 

 

It's quite busy in there, must be an EMI nightmare. 

 

On a related note, for those with a bigger budget, I found this in the related images search -

 

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-HAPZ1ES-Hi-Res-Player-System/dp/B00FFZD29Q

 

Internals

 

Seems like it might be a more compelling unit in some of your audiotistic setups. If you were anal about fans I could imagine some bullshitting with an SSD and/or heatsink would go a long way in this unit.

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No, it's not too late.  If you continue to post inane shit, I'm sure changstar would be glad to have you as a member, but you'll be done here.

I indeed was just talking about that fan, if you misunderstood and were insulted in some way my apologies.

 

But yeah the thing i don't like about fans mostly is the smaller they are the more annoying the noise is. Even more so if it starts to wear out or has to spin too fast.

And indeed the dust is an issue as well, judging by the label the fan is set to suck air out of the case which creates negative air pressure which in turn makes the case a giant dust magnet. Maybe it only spins at a certain power output but i doubt it given how busy it is inside that case.

Well they did make that SCD-XA777ES, was it?  That Justin favors so much.  So maybe we should disconnect the fan and put in some passive cooling, and/or recase it with a larger quieter specialized fan before we give up on it.  And by we, I mean one of you DIY guys.

Holland must be a very dusty country.

Nah we have positive pressure all around and we like our fans big.

EMI filter cores?

 

Hmm hopefully nothing like the badly designed SACD series Sony had back in the day that all had grounding issues with the PCB's. Sweet looking 1TB music player though.

Sweet. Advertised 10% THD.

That's...um...for lack of a better term, 'high'?

Not a problem, that kind of distortion is undetectable if one is listening with Beats.

or drunk. or doing whatever that takes your attention elsewhere. No one listens to the music anymore.

I do.  Especially when I'm drunk.  That's a tweak, man.

 

It does iOS and Android, I wonder if it does linux.  That's one thing I miss about this HRT, it stops working every time I switch over to linux.