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Bmr 1 V2 Discount
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Xduoo Poke II repair
Hi friends, I recently had a mishap with my Xduoo Poke II, that is, it fell out of my hands and now it turns on but the command buttons now work sometimes and sometimes not. I have written several times to Xduoo directly because it was with them that I bought this Dac and to find out what I can do about it but after two months I have not received a response. I live in Mexico City but I would like to know if anyone knows of a technical service in the US that could repair my Poke II and know if it would be worth it for me taking into account the cost of repair and the issue of shipping, or if it is better to think about buying a new portable Dac. Thanks and Cheers everybody.
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captainveyron
Refusal to take responsibility.
Hi, Just thought I would make a note here of your handling of my issues. I ordered a pair of HD6xx headphones and then earlier today recieved the package. I drive to go and get it, as I like in the UK I had to pay import tax and handling fees. These total £47.92. The breakdown being £35.92 in tax and £12 in fees. These taxes were calculated of the shipping label of the box, which marked the shipment as the 6xx headphones of $199 value. Before leaving the parcel depot, I open the box to find a $35 lord of the rings mousepad. So now the problem is not only do I not have the headphones, but you have marked the shipment wrong so I have paid £47.92 fees for the handling of the mousepad. Which would have acrued £0 of fees if marked correctly as it is under £135. I go back to the desk but as I have already paid the fees I am unable to reject the shipment, but as the box said 6xx, there was no way for me to know before opening it. I contact support and they offer me a replacement, which...
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So, fundamentally, you've got a big amp on your hands. Definitely no DAC on board, as all of the inputs are analog.
The short answer, then, is you can do anything you want that has a dac in it. But that's no fun at all as an answer. If you're all about staying digital, your idea of adding a Bluetooth receiver is a winner.
But, if it was me, I'd totally try building an era specific full size stack. I know that's what I'd do, because I'm doing it.
I recently started accompanying my wife on her "treasure island" runs. (our adorable name for our treasure hunting trips to the local Salvation Army and goodwill stores)
You can easily pick up a CD changer from the same era for $10 bucks. Mark my words, someday CD will be the new vinyl. You can pick up full CDs for less than the price of a single download. Plenty of junk to sift through, but I've never come up empty. I've found it a very therapeutic way to scratch my audio itch and my bargain hunting needs at the same time.
A record player is harder to find, as is good vinyl. It's too trendy now. Although I did stumble upon a trove of great mid 70s Decca, DG, & London classical records a few weeks ago.
However, if you can find one, you can add it to your stack and have a pretty cool and complete throwback setup. Heck, add a cassette player for good measure.
You could easily build a late 90s rig around that receiver, with a decent little collection of discs and vinyl for under $150.
And then party like it's 1999.
I thought these would be really rare... Lo and behold, I accompanied my wife on a “treasure island” trip (you’re right, that is a cute name for it. “Have you got any cheese about you?”), maybe the second time in my life, and there was one of these PlayStations there. Almost bought it! But I have some CD players already, haha.
More info can be found by searching for “Audiophile Playstation.”
Another potentially great pickup is an old DVD player. Not much use on the video front, obviously, but potentially a good option as a CD/SACD player, especially since SACD doesn't seem to be supported on new UHD blu-ray players. I recently picked one up in mint condition to play CDs on my in-ceiling audio system on my main floor. It works wonderfully at $5.
I love the spirit behind Ray's post - "what can I do with this?" instead of just trashing it because it isn't the hippest audio kit that everyone's talking about on Head-Fi. Sometimes I'm amazed at what people toss out, or what people overlook. I'm no greenie, but I do think it's great to be able to keep things out of the landfill when a little creativity can find a perfectly good use for them. At its core, stereo hasn't really changed that much in a long time. Thanks for the heads up on the PS1!