Gustard X30 DAC

@baylinor My infrared thermometer showed up.  Pretty neat little device.  

The temperature of the X-30 is at 91 degrees.  That's with the U18 sitting on top of it and potentially keeping it a littler warm.

The U18 ddc is around 87 degrees.

My Coda amp is at around 90 degrees at idle.

I'll play some music and see if anything heats up.

That would be awesome as my U18 barely gets warm. Test it after two hours. It does get warmer on the right side if I remember correctly.

@baylinor It’s been about an hour of playing music. Top is still around 91 degrees. The right side is 93 degrees.

For grins, I pointed the thermometer at a tube in my preamp. It measured 137 degrees.

Now the X30 seems to face sibling rivalry from within, with the X26 III.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y581_fYIzH8&t=1s

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/gustard-x26iii-dual-es9039spro-dac-network-streamer.974699/

And, they are supposedly coming out with an R30, or something like that, towards the end of 2025.

I like the X-30, so I won't worry about the other offerings.