Just what you'd expect from a SID6581 drop-in replacement
For X-SID for Commodore 64/128 audio chip BOOST AUDIO
Ordered 2 units of audio boost versions a bit before xmas.
Package was delivered 10 days later in a bubble enveloppe, with the product strongly protected by a reinforced enclosure and a few layers of tape.
The lack of efficient tracking from Italian Postal Services added a real vintage feeling to the purchase of this product, so I waited in suspense like it's 1986 :-)
Pros:
- Sound quality is more crispy compared to the other SwinSID-based modules I own.
- Works using 5v as well as 3.3v, so totally suitable for embedded projects
Cons:
- No real hardware/firmware documentation is provided, only marketing statements
- Back of the chip has some components burried under epoxy, which feels like DRM and adds weight to the lack of documentation
- The packaging was solid, but very irritating to remove, whomever had the idea to use the heat gun over multiple layers of tape should try once to unpack a unit
