Hello there, i'm wondering if anyone on here has a chinese dual chip AKM dac board with the LCD and controller (either buttons or rotary) from a past or abandoned project. My board is a dual AKM 4490 board (as pictured), but I think the controller is bad. I'd be happy to buy a complete second hand board or just the parts depending on what people have. I understand from reading the forums here that the controllers work across multiple boards with AK4399/4490/4495 and 4497 chips. I know a lot of people were experimenting with these boards a few years ago, so maybe someone has one lying around they might be willing to sell. Thanks in advance!
Have tried several of them, never heard about this problem. Another display board should be tried.
Hi Clack - yes I was also surprised that this happened. I'm trying to see if anyone has a similar board they no longer use, or maybe a broken board with a working controller. There were loads of similar boards made with ak4399, ak4490, 4495, 4497 chips. I read somewhere that the controller boards were interchangeable so it doesn't need to be a controller for this exact board I don't think. Unfortunately the original seller of this board has not responded to my messages so I'm on my own in that regard!!
Probably the seller did not respond because he had no more boards and displays in stock. While the display seems the same, its functions are different for each board model. At least the double 4497 boards have an extended functions set, so different software, while to the double 4490's and 4495's have an identical functions set so the display should be interchangeable between them. I know it because I have a pair of 4497 and had a 4495 and a 4490. Then maybe you should point your search to these two models. I had a 4399 too, with single DAC chip, but it had no display at all.
It is pity what has happened to you because the double 4490 boards has a fantastic sound. I am looking for one of those as well, but seems impossible to find it.
It is pity what has happened to you because the double 4490 boards has a fantastic sound. I am looking for one of those as well, but seems impossible to find it.
I i have exactly the same dac. but upgraded with around 50 elna silmic capacitors, 4x 15 000uf power suply capacitors wima fkp caps. I have too much dac so may sell this one
