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Sentry
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Feb 26, 2018
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mrbrockvondJust download the drivers on the website... http://www.xduoo.com/xduoo/uploadfile/XDUOO-USB-DRIVER.rar
Dr.B4
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Mar 3, 2018
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mrbrockvondThe device is worth the required extra steps , for Windows 10 owners: Go to www.xduoo.com & download the drivers. The XDUOO driver that is required is dated 9 November 2017, if you have the Windows 10 Creative Update and using USB. However, I would first establish on my computer a restore point; then update Windows 10 and all drivers for the computer; then establish a restore point again. I say that so you don't panic if your computer undergoes several restarts after installing the XD-05 drivers. My computer went thru several seemingly random restarts over 2 days, & I have no idea why. Neither Malwarebytes Corporate Edition nor Norton Core Security detected a bug before nor after the restarts. Still, I was upset with myself for not having set a restore point prior to the driver installation, whereas some of the restarts were anxiety producing.
For most any new audio device, I recommend an initial 150-hour burn-in before critically judging its performance. Some components require aging/settling, especially those that have a capacitance. Muller's "Eastbound" is an excellent burn-in challenge. (Set Headphone/Earphone volumes @ 85db & use your longest cable length for the burn-in: use your most challenging load.) Periodically change the settings during the 30-day return period. Critical listening should only follow 30 minutes of being on. Even pricey test equipment requires 30 minutes of warm-up before reliable measurements can occur. After warm-up, Shelby Lynne’s “Just a Little Lovin” is an excellent WAV file for evaluating inter-transient silence.
I was initially disappointed with this device, but after 24 hours, the disappointment considerably lessened, and after 48, I became as a happy camper. The initial culprit may have been the set of headphones that had not undergone the factory's recommended burnin from the factory's rebuild/upgrade. Regardless, the quality of sound that is now heard is superior to to that from the computer's headphone output and the portable audio players' outputs, that were previously enjoyable albeit wanting. I do not feel disappointed by my having spent $200 for a portable device to realize the quality of musical experience that is available to me without having to listen in my dedicated listening room wherein my interconnect cables cost more than this device. I do not believe that this device can replace my component DAC and my component power amplifier. However, neither will fit into my bookbag nor can fit onto my desk, nor can be powered in a car or train or airplane.
I was initially disappointed with this device, but after 24 hours, the disappointment considerably lessened, and after 48, I became as a happy camper. The initial culprit may have been the set of headphones that had not undergone the factory's recommended burnin from the factory's rebuild/upgrade. Regardless, the quality of sound that is now heard is superior to to that from the computer's headphone output and the portable audio players' outputs, that were previously enjoyable albeit wanting. I do not feel disappointed by my having spent $200 for a portable device to realize the quality of musical experience that is available to me without having to listen in my dedicated listening room wherein my interconnect cables cost more than this device. I do not believe that this device can replace my component DAC and my component power amplifier. However, neither will fit into my bookbag nor can fit onto my desk, nor can be powered in a car or train or airplane.
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