New beta firmware 7.1.3 released

[Mikeeo]

I suddenly wondered if there might've been a sneaky power hike in the firmware upgrade as I know my Raidho C-1.1s are quite a difficult drive too, and perhaps a small hike just tipped the balance somehow, but then I see you're using X-1s (which should be virtually identical to C-1.1) with D400 Mikeeo  (I only have D200) so that probably rubbishes that theory!

[edit] - no it doesn't rubbish the theory. I have less power to play with and I'm probably seeing more extreme volume setting requirements than you (i.e needing +5dB or more to maintain listening volume) so a power hike in the new firmware is possible, but then again you have twice as much as me.

[edit2] I am of course talking utter rubbish. It's an absolute value of the power in the config file, not a relative one (i.e 'maximum') so it would specifically need a config file change to hike the power even if they'd put that ability in the firmware.

Rufus,

As you may now I went from 200 to 400 and I can't say that the power hike was so much to speak about as I didn't feel I could play much louder or anything just that the SQ got more cleaner, tighter bass, less background noise and better dynamic handling (micro) as this had my eyebrows in a rised fashion! D200 is amazing but D400 takes it further in all areas and today I could never go back (I had this session last late summer for a month). The vinyl replay also benefited in a big way by going mono.

The X1 is, I think, an even tougher load but as no info from Raidho or from reviews I am not sure of course. The X1 have a front port and I do think Raidho has constructed it like a small transmission line due to its size and by that it should have a kind impedance and ok efficiency though I feel the efficiency is quite low as I have to crank the volume  to the -5 to + 5 dB at pleasure listning levels.

/Mike