Some of you know that I bought an Audioquest Jitterbug that gets rid of noise on USB bus. Been too busy setting up my lab in the new house so no have not had time to play with it much. Took it out of the box, did a single listen and then left it on the table next to my usual chair in the living room. This is what the device looks like:
On review sites, I see an open version of it showing the circuit board but I could not figure out a way to open it without damaging the case. All of those shots seem to have come from Audioquest. Still, I was curious to find a way to do that when the time again.
Well, little did I know, the problem was "solved for me." I am sitting in my chair and notice that the box that the AQ had come in, was on the floor. Didn't think nothing of it but out of the corner of my eye, I see our male Samoyed dog chewing on something. He usually does that with bones around the house but for some reason, I thought his chewing was a bit unusual. Fearing that he might have gone after the AQ, I rush there. I try to open his jaws and of course he puts up a fight. But with a Kungfu method of squeezing his side cheeks, I get the jaws open just an inch and reach in there. My fears materialized when I felt a piece of plastic and at the same time, I see the PC board guts of the AQ next to him! I take out one piece of plastic, then another and another after that.
Your honor, I put forward this exhibit #1 to show clear evidence of the crime:
Let's agree this is the work of a clever animal who figured out how to open this thing when I could not. Further evidence of whodunit, is the white hair.
And here is the criminal resting in the bathroom with no remorse or admission of any such crimes:
Notice the matching white hair. And oh, did I mention your honor that he is an illegal alien from Canada? That is where he was born and came to US with no visa application. Only a health certificate shown at the border that any owner smarter than me could have avoided doing.
As for damages, I paid $50 for it. The remarkable part is that other than a highly chewed up USB connector at one end, almost the entire circuit remains intact! Only one coil is pulled out slightly. I will have to put it under magnification to see if the connecting wires are still there (they seem to be).
On review sites, I see an open version of it showing the circuit board but I could not figure out a way to open it without damaging the case. All of those shots seem to have come from Audioquest. Still, I was curious to find a way to do that when the time again.
Well, little did I know, the problem was "solved for me." I am sitting in my chair and notice that the box that the AQ had come in, was on the floor. Didn't think nothing of it but out of the corner of my eye, I see our male Samoyed dog chewing on something. He usually does that with bones around the house but for some reason, I thought his chewing was a bit unusual. Fearing that he might have gone after the AQ, I rush there. I try to open his jaws and of course he puts up a fight. But with a Kungfu method of squeezing his side cheeks, I get the jaws open just an inch and reach in there. My fears materialized when I felt a piece of plastic and at the same time, I see the PC board guts of the AQ next to him! I take out one piece of plastic, then another and another after that.
Your honor, I put forward this exhibit #1 to show clear evidence of the crime:
Let's agree this is the work of a clever animal who figured out how to open this thing when I could not. Further evidence of whodunit, is the white hair.
And here is the criminal resting in the bathroom with no remorse or admission of any such crimes:
Notice the matching white hair. And oh, did I mention your honor that he is an illegal alien from Canada? That is where he was born and came to US with no visa application. Only a health certificate shown at the border that any owner smarter than me could have avoided doing.
As for damages, I paid $50 for it. The remarkable part is that other than a highly chewed up USB connector at one end, almost the entire circuit remains intact! Only one coil is pulled out slightly. I will have to put it under magnification to see if the connecting wires are still there (they seem to be).
