Chinese £5 DAC laid bare

[29mile]

Just taken apart my £5 Chinese DAC by removing 2 screws !

What's the verdict ?
Interested to learn what can be done power supply wise.

[Hannes-Gregor]

The answer was already given by Richard. Something like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/122732460380.
Works and sounds fine.

[Fretless]

I might open the cheapy with remote for comparison.

[29mile]

Sorry I already have one of those. My question was really to see if there was anyway to use a super BBPSU for example and bypass the socket. The plan is to use the DAC with a Raspberry Pi / Digi Pro + as a music server using 2 x 300va transformers in a separate PSU. .

[karatestu]

Trace the circuit and see where the power trace goes.

[keepitsimplestupid]

Looks like it's an integrated dac on a chip with receiver, dac and clock and outputs all on one part. One psu rail, no decoupling, precious little regulation, waste of time.

[29mile]

Not what Richard thought. He would have used it in a potential NVA Dac with seriously big transformer. Anyway will have a go with a 300vA one with good regulator and see how good it can become.

[_D_S_J_R_]

Mine is nothing like the one above and has more separate chips on the little board and both sides too, despite looking similar externally. You may just find a half decent wallwart plus an inline Sbooster may be enough.