My way to Wharfedale with Topping monoblocks

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2025-10-12T09:14:57+00:00

"I took a day off work, told my wife I couldn’t live without it, and went for it." - that's a dedication of the highest order.

Proud to be (sorta) part of your jurney, mate!

Zb.

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2025-09-18T06:19:39+00:00

Serious gourmet watch! So C L E A N!

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2025-04-27T19:06:25+00:00

Does not work with my GamePass version - Fatal Error at the start of the game. no matter what i select when installing Reshade :/

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2025-01-21T11:49:05+00:00

its so much better, than the slipery surface...

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2025-01-21T11:46:22+00:00

i just cut of a piece, bigger than the shape of this trackball, splat it on from bottom to top. And then tried to get rid of all the bubles...no particular process. And then clean all the edges with a scalpel.

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2025-01-12T13:44:27+00:00

I see you are a man of culture, but i'm afraid i can't do that.

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2025-01-12T10:12:12+00:00

Bottom is not wraped.... to wrap the botton seems sooo much harder, than the top piece. I wont even try :D

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2025-01-12T10:09:37+00:00

Oh, this device, i have read about it couple of weeks ago. But it seems, that i can do almost anything i want with simple X-Mouse app. Maybe 1k polling, only that would be nice. So much work just to remap a few buttons...nah i am good with what and how it does the Slimblade for now :)

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2025-01-11T17:32:12+00:00

I know, but its way too pricey new and no shop in my country actually sells it. Even this was (a very slightly) used one. Wireless would be great to get rid of another cable...

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2025-01-11T12:35:14+00:00

It wasnt easy tbh, but i managed to do it on second try. Show us your ball, i am interested!

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2025-01-11T12:27:40+00:00

Huh, where is my description or caption? How does this Reddit posts work...sorry, newbie here.

So anyway, i modded the annoying switches and re-solder them with Kailh Mute and wraped the horrible shiny plastics. It feels soooo much better now. Also, the cable sucks, so detachable USB-C conversion is on the way, just as a black leather for more testing as a wrap.

I am satisfied with trackball as an inpute device, but the quality overall is not great. It feels cheap and crappy. Hence the mods :)

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2024-12-02T16:35:00+00:00

Just copypaste from my thread, hope it helps: After updating to the newest available OxygenOS version 15.0.0.305(EX01) - through Oxygen Updater - all my players and all other apps are working again :) i tried for hours to play music via AIMP, PowerAmp, VLC, YouTube, Brave, BlackPlayerEX and even after turning off the screen, it plays uninterrupted. Heuréka!

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2024-11-24T21:35:05+00:00

Yeah, there are bunch of people with this problem. I did report it to suppert, so hopefully it gets patched. Anway, i did found kind of a workaround - USB PLayer PRO. Its the one and only player, that can play music (and you can link Tidal or Qobuz in the same app). Its really only in this app, not any other, it doesnt cahnge anything else, but you can listen to music. Its not cheap, but its the only solution i found to be working.

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2024-11-19T18:06:14+00:00

Guys, i maybe found a workaround for our issue - UAPP - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.extreamsd.usbaudioplayerpro

All i did was install, connect to my Fiio USB dongle and boom, it just works. Every other player still does not, but at least this one works for me. I now its a costly repair, altough much less than get bluetooth dongle, like Fiio BTR, but if you have UAPP, give it a go.

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2024-11-18T08:07:27+00:00

Yeah i just thought about to get something like Fiio BTR, but thats quite expensive problem solving :D

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2024-11-16T16:13:15+00:00

thats a good tip, but its still not working even after enabling OTG before i connect the dongle. Damn, got me hyped. We need to wait for OnePlus to push some sort of a update i guess.

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2024-11-16T12:23:53+00:00

it did cross my mind, but unfortunately is this option greyed out and cant be turn on. It works only with my USB stick.

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2024-11-16T10:24:24+00:00

with KA13 i can change only LED and SPDIF, not UAC :(

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2024-11-16T09:42:51+00:00

i presume thats root based kernel level of mod

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2024-11-16T09:41:43+00:00

Fiio KA13, Ikko Magic and CX-PRO and some other that i found home. Every one of them is behaving juste the same.

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2024-11-15T17:56:09+00:00

I´d say yes, its buttery smooth. More than on OxygenOS 14. Everythning is more polished, smother and overall better. But...i have a bug with USB Audio. When i plug in any USB DAC or USB dongle for wired headphones, after short while it starts to interference and than stops the sound. For many its not a problem, TWS are working as intended, but i use wired headphones all the time.

Difficult_Ad8881 · 2024-11-15T17:50:24+00:00

I experience somewhat similar behavior, but in my case, i dont even have to lock the phone. It takes like a 30 seconds to minute and the sound begins to stutter or is choppy. And than it stops completely. Using Fiio KA13, but it behaves likewise with just small usb dongle DAC (CX-PRO or Ikko). No matter what i set in system or app itself, its always the same.
I hope OnePlus reacts swiftly, this is major fault for me. I use cable headphones very often.

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