Black DAC FX Wifi vs older III

i had a gen iii model, sent it in to wally/chris j at parts express for their level 1 upgrade, was in it for over a grand with the upgrade

did not like the sound, was more detailed and extended, but sibilant, sometimes too aggressive, changed from stock tubes to various old stock ones that were smoother but i could never get the upper mids up to sound sufficiently non-digital - had other dacs in the same rough price range at the time, a schiit gumby, ayre codex and mhdt tube dac, all to my ears were more musical and transparent...

sold it after trying various things, and messing with it for over a year... often wondered if it could be improved by bypassing the volume pot

oh well, glad others seem to enjoy it ...

@vinylvalet 

glad they answered your call, i had no such luck, tried twice within a week, maybe it was covid problems at the time

i agree i wish they made that one with the volume control removed or at least able to be bypassed... suspect it would further improve the sound

i would doubt it

but call wally at underwood he can tell you for sure

don't bother writing the folks at jolida/b-i i tried at one point, they don't reply