Ess hump solution?

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Hi Kean & tongkiat:
The hump issue need to be fixed on new revision KTB due to hardware changing is required.

Will keep updating here.

Good day!

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Thank you for keep working on this issue. I think I will buy one new version or may wait for the balanced version. Good job!

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The issue won’t be fixed in the new batch of tone boards, right?
I’m about to buy one and I don’t know if I should just go ahead or wait for new revision, can you give me more info about that?
Thank you!

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Yep, the new batch Tone Board is still same with previous batch :slight_smile:

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There’s already a planned date for the new model?

Anyway I really like this project and the love that you put in it! This is what made me choose khadas over other dacs :slight_smile:

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Should be another 3 months or so, as we plan to launch together with the case designed for the Tone Board.

Good day!

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Looking forward to the version.

This will be release together with the Balance out ?

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Thank you Gouwa for your kind reply, 3 months is not too much so I guess I could happily wait and buy the new version, I will be more than happy to support your project if you do crowd funding or preorder!

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Yep, but with a “Magic” way :rofl:

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Yep, planning

thanks for support!

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Looking forward to the coming release.

Hoping it come out tomorrow :slight_smile:

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Great , I wills ell my present Khadas board and want for the new one. Is THD+N same in new board ? Price I assume its the same ?

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I would suggest khadas to double the price of the TB v2 because the competition is priced probably at a much higher price tag than the current TB v1 with the hump ! Me, i’m very happy with TB v1 as it is now

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i think distributors are salemen and not engineers, something seems wrong this argument; the real question is who does really benefit from saying “this hump is so bad that I can hear it”

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49

I share @ravelo’s feelings. Though you could probably call me biased because it says “Khadas Staff” next to my name - I really can’t hear this hump! :smiley: :joy:

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Thats not the point, Its hard to say if you can hear the hupo or not, but TB has great THD+N numbers for the price. Its nice to see that issues its solved.

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I do not think doubling the price, just because some other distributors are ripping people off, would be a good idea.

Just got my TB generic version. I am also very happy with it. I plan on getting VIM3 and TB with fixed hump. If TB price goes double, I won’t be.

There are plenty similar comments over at audiosciencereview, for example

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Yes, keep the price very competive…it will carry your company to a high level if you give great price/performance on the balanced DAC and hopefully you can fix this so-called ‘hump’ on the current DAC…also “thd compensation registers” as @peterq mentioned

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Dear Khadas team,

is the currently available Tone Board free of the ESS hump issue?

Thank you!

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my suggestion to khadas marketing team:
prepare 2 software versions:
one with the hump and another one without,
sell the TB w/ hump at normal price of today;
propose those wanting the hump fix a software upgrade for ; let’s says 50USD,
we’ll see who will buy it (and of course make it impossible for a buyer of the upgrade to install on a different board!)

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