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The issues were identified through measurements.

I would like to update this thread with the following news: Soekris Engineering has agreed to update the boards and return them at their expense. I will post again after I receive them back and report on the experience.

It's the principle. If he had been honest up front and advertised it as a test bed it was, rather than a "reference quality dac" with "sound quality will be the absolute best, better than any Delta Sigma DAC, in class with discrete DAC's from totaldac and msb technology.", I wouldn't have said a word. By his own admission, it wasn't as advertised. All I asked for was a repair or credit. Instead, he was insulting. In the US we say "the customer is always right". Maybe peanuts to you but the original cost of 4 boards was over $1000US. Not peanuts to me.

I bet you are sorry and you should be for ripping people off with your false and misleading advertising. I emailed you and stated clearly that they weren't as advertised. You replied that it was a DIY product and I should fix them myself. Yes, I said I was overwhelmed. DIY doesn't mean fix it yourself! I did not ask to return them. I asked for a credit on the purchase of the new version or that you repair them. Yes, you offered to repair them- for $100 and postage! Show me where your original sales ad for the rev 1 says it was a "test bench". It doesn't, rather, it calls it a "reference quality dac" with "sound quality will be the absolute best, better than any Delta Sigma DAC, in class with discrete DAC's from totaldac and msb technology." You admit it was flawed and can't be compared to other dacs with this comment: "We all agreed that the stock rev1 was not perfect, but it was really also a test engine for the core R-2R technology, it's not really fair comparing with that one.... " "Really a test engine", not a reference quality dac. You should have made that clear up front instead of misleading people into thinking it was a finished, professional product. If you had any integrity you would have done the right thing and offered to repair them without charge. Instead you insult and spread more lies. All over $100. Pretty short sighted in light of all the time you are wasting hopping around all the internet forums lying to people. Would have been far simpler to just repair them and have a satisfied customer.

The original rev 1 dac was advertised as a "reference quality dac" with "sound quality will be the absolute best, better than any Delta Sigma DAC, in class with discrete DAC's from totaldac and msb technology." It was sold as a commercial product by a company with a web site, online web stores, etc. After the dac was released, people started finding bugs and design flaws. For example, there were pops and clicks between tracks, there was a lot of distortion on the Vref signal, etc. All of these flaws were admitted by Soekris. Instead of offering refunds, trade, credit, etc., he told people to fix it themselves and called those who complained "whiners". Remember: it wasn't advertised as a beta test board, it was advertised as a reference quality dac with the absolute best sound quality. It wasn't as advertised, by his own admission, as he recently came out and said this about it when asked how his dac compares to other dacs: "We all agreed that the stock rev1 was not perfect, but it was really also a test engine for the core R-2R technology, it's not really fair comparing with that one.... " He admits it was a test bed and was flawed and can't be compared to other dacs. Again, see his original ad- not what he claimed when he first advertised it.

If you are a purchaser of the Soekris R2R dac, rev 1, see this thread on DiyAudio: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digi...cs-comparisons-other-stuff-5.html#post5110663 Wherein Soekris admits that the rev 1 failed to live up to the original claims made in the sales ad ("reference quality dac (that) I believe that the sound quality will be the absolute best, better than any Delta Sigma DAC, in class with discrete DAC's from totaldac and msb technology.") "We all agreed that the stock rev1 was not perfect, but it was really also a test engine for the core R-2R technology, it's not really fair comparing with that one.... " Original purchasers of the rev 1 dac boards purchased them assuming, based on the initial sales pitch, that they were finished, tested, functions as advertised, products. Only afterwards did Soekris Engineering admit they were beta tests boards with design issues and did not live up to his initial claims. He has refused to offer any refunds, credits, etc. despite a classic bait and switch. I am putting together a case to file with the Danish equivalent of the Better Business Bureau, Consumerombudsman.dk. If you were a victim of Soekris Engineering's dishonest business practices, contact me.

How does one obtain nc500 OEM modules?

please let us know which ethernet -> i2s boards output 8 channels of i2s....