![]() ![]() My original board had a pot with a scratchy channel which always bothered me, the new one does not. It took them a while to get around to it but I eventually got it back in working order. I emailed Schiit back and forth multiple times and got them to take it in for service. I had been using this power supply with an SMSL Sanskrit 10th for months with no issues. I'm not sure if that charger put out a spike of high voltage on the USB connection, but when I plugged in the laptop the Hel just stopped working and wouldn't work again afterwards. I was using it with an aftermarket power supply, which was actually an HP laptop charger with USB output. I should mention that my Hel was sent back to Schiit for a full board replacement. However the recently updated Audient iD4 looks nice and the specs on the headphone output are quite good, so I would consider it as well. Pro style interfaces are compatible with typical microphones but I really don't need anything like that for work, the cheap electret type mics that are compatible with the Hel are good enough. Interfaces like the Motu M2 provide more functionality for the price but their headphone outputs are lacking in performance and I didn't necessarily want a pro interface at work. The measurements provided by Schiit showed it to be a competent performer. I got it because I wanted a high performance headphone amplifier with a mic input and preamp output. It is on my desk at work where I use it for virtual meetings and listening to music via headphones or speakers. ![]()
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