rfbrw:
I do sell them! Although not always to that crowd. AD probably does think it is bad.......there are a lot of audiophile types designing stuff there. The rep used to live down the street, so I received lots of insight as to what they were up to. They probably showed how to hook it up in order to get people to use their stuff. I have data sheets showing their DACs connected to all sorts of stuff. Sony, Pioneer, etc......
Elso:
Never had to put one back! Which is good, because I sell them as fast as I can pull it. I make a separate board which holds BOTH the DF and DAC chips, and find a way to mount it on top of the PCB. The I/V goes on a different board.
OK........so you want the "K" version. How many? I usually send stuff to Europe labeled as "samples" or "warranty repair". Usually gets it by the morons in customs, without VAT. Always afraid they will take them out and look at them with their greasy fingers, but so far the only thing they ruined was a transformer I sent to Scotland.
How many others want these "K" versions? If I buy enough, there is probably a price break at 25 pieces, knowing AD. The only drawback is that I have to pay shipping, usually not all that much, to get the parts, and then more to send it to you.
Do you want me to start checking on prices for shipping to your country? Probably costs the same to send ten as it would one, but too many might make the VAT man curious.
Why the popularity in the 1865??? Never used them. If I am right, it is a stereo DAC. I usually use the 1862, and sometimes the B-B PCM1702. Both have strengths and weaknesses from a design standpoint. They do sound different, but I have no preference sonically. Both are worlds better than the you-know-what.
I need to get the e-mail address of my buddy Ton Maas. He has a phono stage I built for him. Tried to sneak it past the VAT man, and had to come up with some creative.......well, shall we say....LIES......so that he did not have to pay it. (They wanted VAT on the shipping too! Which was $150 US!) If I can get it, you need to give it a listen. He was in Amsterdam last I heard. Unemployed, probably. Starving artist type.
Jocko