I present to you: The little dot MK III
Another shot
Ah, I love those golden tubes!
Back panel shot. Every connector feels solid and is really high quality.
I got the unit for a song off ebay, brand new and shipped to sa Tax free in 7 days!
The build quality is just magnificent, everything looks/feels weighty and very expensive
The machining is excellent and I have yet to find a physical flaw with the unit.
Once I switched it on a few things immediately became noticeable:
For one, the tubes started to glow, which is a good sign btw
Next there was a distinct hum/whine while the unit was powered on, which I've traced to an emi issue with the Xonar I use.
Sound wise I've yet to get a hour of listening in with it, so I'm reserving my review till I've got at least 50+ hours on it (excluding burn in).
I'll start experimenting with the gain switches once the unit has burned in.
Now all that's missing from my life is its twin sister: The little dot DAC_1 (Can I hear a hell yes for balanced?)
PS I'll post better pics once I get my hands on that elusive dslr.