Bottlehead DAC prototyping takes another step forward

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Offline earwaxxer

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Reply #30 on: March 19, 2013, 03:29:57 PM
This is truly exciting, from different perspectives. DAC's are a 'white hot' audiophile item these days. If Bottlehead can get peoples attention in this arena it would be a HUGE move. Not an easy task with the Schiit, Audio-gd, Halide, Metrum, Empirical Audio, M2Tech, Wadia, April Music, Wyred, CEntrance, Audiophilio, Peachtree, Mhdt, MYTEK, Sotm, Hiface, JK, Twisted Pair, Burson, Eastern Electric, Lamizator, Pacific Valve, DAC Magic, JDS .... well, you get the idea. No pressure!

Eric
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Reply #31 on: March 19, 2013, 04:34:36 PM
I have a good chassis layout drawn electronically, but one datasheet for a physical part that has not arrived has some anomalies, so we'll be hanging on for a day or two until that pops in before ordering the next prototype plate. 

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Reply #32 on: March 19, 2013, 08:12:02 PM
Paul, any chance I can get a copy of the chassis layout?  I'm interested in making a custom enclosure out of milled Aluminum and a parts layout would be helpful for me.  PM me if you can help, thanks.



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Reply #33 on: March 20, 2013, 04:38:27 AM
That's always up to Doc B., and I'd expect a few tweaks to happen between this prototype and the production prototype, especially with the jack field. 

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Reply #34 on: March 20, 2013, 05:56:46 AM
No, sorry, we are not ready to share any files for this product. We don't even know for sure if it will work they way we hope it will.

Dan "Doc B." Schmalle
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