I've been using one of these cheapos for a few months now (having used the DAC simply plugged into the USB power on my MacBook initially (to good effect) then upgrading to a standalone DAC I bought on here from George Hincapie) - I bought one of the power supplies that the Doc recommended and I have to say that the improvement was considerable. And all for less than £50!Stemcor1990 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2018 7:46 pmThe Doc told me about this dac and psu so I invested the £50. Using a P90SA and A20 at the moment and thinking that this dac has a lot of promise. I’m looking forward to trying it with a TSS._D_S_J_R_ wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:22 pm Can I lower the tone?
Have you compared it with the DAC that The Doc and I use - you know, the little black box for a tenner or less plus forty quid linear supply all from eBay? That's got to be at least a basic benchmark to compare with any dealer-bought confection at £500 or more... Well worth getting for the emergency drawer as is say, a Rega Carbon cartridge for when the expensive model is away...
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Re: New DAC
I think I might be in the HiFi trade.
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Current System: Linn LP12 Lingo Ekos Troika, NVA PHONO2 with BBPSU, NVA AP20 (White), Quad ESL 57s &/or NVA Cube3s (White)
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When I ordered the psu, I was given a choice of voltage outputs including 5v. My psu runs at 5.15v which I hope is ok.
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Or if you want to try a more recognized name for the dac part try a Fiio Tashcan I paid £15 off another forum but they seem to be about the same price on ebay and I bought one of those Switch mode 5V plugs and usb cable for another £2.99 and it works a treat, does it sound better than my other dacs probably not, does it sound worse, probably not.
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401 / PU7 / AT33ev
Longdog Audio Quartz Garrard PSU.
Longdog Audio Phono stage (MCj1)
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NVA BMU.
Innuos Zen / Caiman Seg and Dorado
Cambridge CXC
Amps
Tron Seven Linestage.
Bel Canto Set 40, or LDA 300B Set Monoblocks
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Tannoy GRF Memory.
Tannoy ST100 Supertweeters
401 / PU7 / AT33ev
Longdog Audio Quartz Garrard PSU.
Longdog Audio Phono stage (MCj1)
Digital
NVA BMU.
Innuos Zen / Caiman Seg and Dorado
Cambridge CXC
Amps
Tron Seven Linestage.
Bel Canto Set 40, or LDA 300B Set Monoblocks
Speakers
Tannoy GRF Memory.
Tannoy ST100 Supertweeters
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I can tell you for certain it will not be as good as this.Andy-831 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:58 am Or if you want to try a more recognized name for the dac part try a Fiio Tashcan I paid £15 off another forum but they seem to be about the same price on ebay and I bought one of those Switch mode 5V plugs and usb cable for another £2.99 and it works a treat, does it sound better than my other dacs probably not, does it sound worse, probably not.
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Ok for a fiver I will try one
Analogue
401 / PU7 / AT33ev
Longdog Audio Quartz Garrard PSU.
Longdog Audio Phono stage (MCj1)
Digital
NVA BMU.
Innuos Zen / Caiman Seg and Dorado
Cambridge CXC
Amps
Tron Seven Linestage.
Bel Canto Set 40, or LDA 300B Set Monoblocks
Speakers
Tannoy GRF Memory.
Tannoy ST100 Supertweeters
401 / PU7 / AT33ev
Longdog Audio Quartz Garrard PSU.
Longdog Audio Phono stage (MCj1)
Digital
NVA BMU.
Innuos Zen / Caiman Seg and Dorado
Cambridge CXC
Amps
Tron Seven Linestage.
Bel Canto Set 40, or LDA 300B Set Monoblocks
Speakers
Tannoy GRF Memory.
Tannoy ST100 Supertweeters