Atom Feed - Twisted Pear Audio Support - Topic:Opus DAC Availability - 20Twisted Pear Audio Support - Atom Feedurn:twistedpearaudio-com:AtomFeed:TwistedPearAudioSupport:Topic:OpusDACAvailability-20:1Copyright 2024 Twisted Pear Audio Support2024-03-29T09:29:31Zhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/Images/YAFLogo.pngForum Adminhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.comfeedback@twistedpearaudio.comBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-Doneganmachttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/47-macBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-DoneganBrian Doneganhttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/8-Brian-Doneganmachttp://www.twistedpearaudio.com/forum/profile/47-macYetAnotherForum.NETurn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftPosts:st1:meid108:1Opus DAC Availability<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>Well, the Betas have gone out, and we should be getting some feedback soon. <br /><br />There have been a few changes made to the layout since we built the first two. We will be posting some potential changes in the next few days.</td></tr></table>2006-11-26T17:36:12-07:002006-11-26T17:36:12-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>Well, the Betas have gone out, and we should be getting some feedback soon. <br /><br />There have been a few changes made to the layout since we built the first two. We will be posting some potential changes in the next few days.</td></tr></table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftPosts:st1:meid56:1Opus DAC Availability<table class="content postContainer" width="100%"><tr><td>Nicely done. I doubt my SMD soldering skills or equipment are up for that type of work. Those are going to come shipped in place, right? <img src="/forum/Images/Emoticons/eusa_shifty.gif" alt="Anxious" /> <br /><br />Brian, please check your PM.<br /><br />Cheers, mac.</td></tr></table>2006-11-03T20:58:37-07:002006-11-03T20:58:37-07:00mac<table class="content postContainer" width="100%"><tr><td>Nicely done. I doubt my SMD soldering skills or equipment are up for that type of work. Those are going to come shipped in place, right? <img src="/forum/Images/Emoticons/eusa_shifty.gif" alt="Anxious" /> <br /><br />Brian, please check your PM.<br /><br />Cheers, mac.</td></tr></table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftPosts:st1:meid54:1Opus DAC Availability<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>Here's a close up of the DAC. Still needs a cleanup with a brush, but the soldering seems to go well with the hot air and proper tip. </td></tr></table>2006-11-02T07:41:09-07:002006-11-02T07:41:09-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>Here's a close up of the DAC. Still needs a cleanup with a brush, but the soldering seems to go well with the hot air and proper tip. </td></tr></table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftPosts:st1:meid53:1Opus DAC Availability<table class="content postContainer" width="100%"><tr><td>So, now we have all the parts, except the right receivers in the right package (I got TSSOP accidently the first time). Anyway, new ones will be here tomorrow. I just successfully mounted a DAC chip (MSOP). Wow, they make the SOIC receiver chip look gigantic.The new hotair station with MSOP tip makes it a lot easier, but still tricky. I'll try and post some pics tomorrow.<br /><br />[EDIT] so you can see here the size difference... the soic receiver pads look like MDIP next to the MSOP DAC.</td></tr></table>2006-11-02T07:38:15-07:002006-11-02T07:38:15-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer" width="100%"><tr><td>So, now we have all the parts, except the right receivers in the right package (I got TSSOP accidently the first time). Anyway, new ones will be here tomorrow. I just successfully mounted a DAC chip (MSOP). Wow, they make the SOIC receiver chip look gigantic.The new hotair station with MSOP tip makes it a lot easier, but still tricky. I'll try and post some pics tomorrow.<br /><br />[EDIT] so you can see here the size difference... the soic receiver pads look like MDIP next to the MSOP DAC.</td></tr></table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftPosts:st1:meid28:1Opus DAC Availability<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>We have the prototype boards (10). I have 90% of the parts (waiting ona shipment of Wima caps from Germany). I am currently building 10 kits for the prototypes. Russ and I will build a couple first to be sure they function. After that, there will be a few (about 7) available for beta testers to try out.<br /><br />We will then order production boards with any corrections needed, and order any part changes.<br /><br />The outstanding parts shoudl be here any day (it's difficult to track international DHL). I am guessing we will have the first prototypes built early next week. You will all know about it when we do ;).<br /><br />How do you get to be a beta tester? We'll post something about that soon.<br /><br />Cost is not finalized, but should be about $100, which for a balanced DAC seems to be pretty reasonable.</td></tr></table>2006-10-26T04:33:15-07:002006-10-26T04:33:15-07:00Brian Donegan<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>We have the prototype boards (10). I have 90% of the parts (waiting ona shipment of Wima caps from Germany). I am currently building 10 kits for the prototypes. Russ and I will build a couple first to be sure they function. After that, there will be a few (about 7) available for beta testers to try out.<br /><br />We will then order production boards with any corrections needed, and order any part changes.<br /><br />The outstanding parts shoudl be here any day (it's difficult to track international DHL). I am guessing we will have the first prototypes built early next week. You will all know about it when we do ;).<br /><br />How do you get to be a beta tester? We'll post something about that soon.<br /><br />Cost is not finalized, but should be about $100, which for a balanced DAC seems to be pretty reasonable.</td></tr></table>urn:twistedpearaudio-com:ftPosts:st1:meid27:1Opus DAC Availability<table class="content postContainer" width="100%"><tr><td>Hello - I've been eagerly awaiting the general availability of this kit. Can you share some details when it may be available and what the cost will be? TIA.</td></tr></table>2006-10-26T01:04:29-07:002006-10-26T01:04:29-07:00mac<table class="content postContainer" width="100%"><tr><td>Hello - I've been eagerly awaiting the general availability of this kit. Can you share some details when it may be available and what the cost will be? TIA.</td></tr></table>