Jcat launches the new, 'Femto' USB card

[MrSprout]

I've just ordered mine in the hope it will be delivered before Bexit. 😱    My SoTM card broke and the PPAv2 was never as good as the SoTM one.  So now I'm hoping the JCAT is better than both...

 

Can I check a few things though:

1. If it was dispatched from Poland this week, which version of the firmware will it have?

2. How do I check the firmware number?

3. What are the best jumper settings to drive an original HiFace EVO with a single USB cable and powered by a MCRU 5v LPSU? 

 

I don't believe the EVO needs power from the USB port, but I'm not 100% sure on that (I could toggle the ground-lift switch on the back of the SoTM card without issue) and the MCRU should provide decent regulation.

 

Thanks

 

[MrSprout]

Thanks, that's all set up and running nicely.

 

I'm using an EVGA Z370 Micro which has very pleasant and open sounding USB ports on board, but it lacks the rhythm that my older gaming boards such as the Maximus VIII Impact had.  Listening with the JCAT installed it seems to have got its rhythm back. There's also more detail and weightier bass than before, so all good so far. 😀