It’s a biggun! I knew the dimensions before I bought it, of course. But in person it’s desk dominating. The ‘e’ model is two inches deeper than the Xe, and since it’s shorter it seems even longer. I had one of those huge “desktop replacement” laptops back in the day and this reminds me of it. You’d probably never have to ask "will it stack well with XYZ dac?"I can’t think of a normal pro/con-sumer DAC that has a larger footprint.
I should mention that I read somewhere that you should never unplug or plug into the single ended on the phonitor with volume turned up/sound playing… as it could damage the amp.
I know what you are talkin about - we use one of these desktop replacement laptops for on the go or on the sofa. It´s a pain and I have thought about adding a surface pro/x or another 13inch one
for a DAC or amp, I see no problem - because you won´t carry it around all the time. Just place it somewhere and use it
I read that somewhere on the interwebs also, but not in the manual, if I recall. I also have to admit that I did just that when I was A/B-ing yesterday.
Does anyone else have any more information on this?
I could be wrong… but better safe than sorry, IMO. If I recall correctly, a user on another forum mentioned having to send in their for repair after doing so.
I think it’s something to do with ohm loads. The RNHP has a similar warning message either in the manual, or may have been on a separate sheet of paper, if I’m remembering correctly.
Yeah… just thought I’d mentioned it since the THX amps and the like have the circuit that mute it automatically for you… probably better to take on best practices with an amp costing over $1000. lol
Unlike the RNHP… the power switch on the front at least… seems safe to turn on and off with headphones plugged in though.
yeah with the RNHP… you are supposed to turn the volume down > Unplug headphones > Then switch on/off… and give it a minute to power on after turning it on too. Which I just left mine on all the time.
That would include reading the manual/manual’s in my books.
I always do.
Think i read all my audio gear’s manuals before making any connections, also what is more important I did understand what (almost) everything meaned.
Had to read all of G’manuals… multiple times since… expensive… and not so simple at first try.