ODAC
Few images of my ODAC build:
Thanks,
Bibin
Few images of my ODAC build:
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Thanks,
Bibin
Nice, do you have some smaller pic.?
Sorry about that.
USB to SPDIF
http://s26.postimg.org/7vp0d8iux/USB_Sound_CM102.jpg
http://s26.postimg.org/em36xstbt/Isi_On.jpg
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Didiet
That what I talking about.
Do you have schematic for PSU board?
Few images of my ODAC build:
Thanks,
Bibin
Beautiful! Any chance to get/buy one?
BR,
Ales
How looks compare between this AD1865 and Your typical pcm1796/98? AD1865 is worth to join witch ecc88 tube output? Greetings!AD1865 tube output DAC test:
Some of my DAC s
TDA1541 x 4 DAC , spdif , optic, usb ,Aes/EBU input
TDA1541 x 2 DAc , Nakamiki , spdif input
TDA1541 x 1 DAC , Red Baron DAC + SALAS shunt , spdif (DIR 9001) , usb (Tenor) input
ESS SUBU DAC ESS ES9023, WM8804 , spdif , optic input
2496 DAC AKM AKM 4396 , spdif input
USB tda1543 DAC
TDA1541 x 4 DAC , spdif , optic, usb ,Aes/EBU input
TDA1541 x 2 DAc , Nakamiki , spdif input
TDA1541 x 1 DAC , Red Baron DAC + SALAS shunt , spdif (DIR 9001) , usb (Tenor) input
ESS SUBU DAC ESS ES9023, WM8804 , spdif , optic input
2496 DAC AKM AKM 4396 , spdif input
USB tda1543 DAC
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Tried TDA1541A-S1 also with good results in SQ.
AD1865 with CS5813 digital filter sounds very good, but replacing SM5813 with SM5842 gives significantly better SQ. Now it is comparable with my usual set PCM1796/CS8416. I'm rather settled with PCM1796 or 1794 as it reads HD formats and DSD also, so why bother with ancient chips?
DAC's
Have you tried the PCM1704? So far to my ears my R2R dacs just sound better. I have a OPPO BDP83SE (Saber) and a CS4398 SRC Lundahls. I am starting a build late summer and will try a number of dacs. I could add the 1794 to list.
Have you tried the PCM1704? So far to my ears my R2R dacs just sound better. I have a OPPO BDP83SE (Saber) and a CS4398 SRC Lundahls. I am starting a build late summer and will try a number of dacs.
I could add the 1794 to list.
Have you tried the PCM1704? So far to my ears my R2R dacs just sound better. I have a OPPO BDP83SE (Saber) and a CS4398 SRC Lundahls. I am starting a build late summer and will try a number of dacs.
Yes, I tried PCM1704. You stated R2R DACs sound better. Better than what?
I also tried Sabre, WM8740, TDA1305, PCM1793, CS4398, CS4397 and other voltage output DACs. And CS4397 is best of them, but inferior to any current output DAC anyway. After an extensive exploration of various I-out DAC types I concluded the differences are small, and mainly the implementation has impact on SQ.
DAC's
Hi McGyver, R2R for me beats most Delta Sigma. However I have a lot of Voltage out Delta Sigma dacs so that may be quite unfair. I have an OPPO BDP83 SE (Saber) CS4397, CS4398. I have come to the conclusion that it's all about the I/V and secondarily to the filter used. My favorite to date is old school. DIR9001, NPC SM5814, TDA1541A S1 Crown, discrete current mirror I/V (Pedja) and a passive filter based on a Cinemag CMLI 600/600 transformer. I will admit a strong like for the CS4397 too. For reference I have rebuilt Magnepan MG2.5R speakers, Pass BA3 preamp and Class D audio SDS470 300 WPC amp. In the final analysis it's up to the individual. Cheers
Hi McGyver, R2R for me beats most Delta Sigma. However I have a lot of Voltage out Delta Sigma dacs so that may be quite unfair. I have an OPPO BDP83 SE (Saber) CS4397, CS4398. I have come to the conclusion that it's all about the I/V and secondarily to the filter used. My favorite to date is old school. DIR9001, NPC SM5814, TDA1541A S1 Crown, discrete current mirror I/V (Pedja) and a passive filter based on a Cinemag CMLI 600/600 transformer. I will admit a strong like for the CS4397 too. For reference I have rebuilt Magnepan MG2.5R speakers, Pass BA3 preamp and Class D audio SDS470 300 WPC amp. In the final analysis it's up to the individual. Cheers
What I/V you write about? All DACs you mention are voltage out DACs and they need no I/V stage, frankly they works decently with no analogue stage at all, with one capacitor per channel alone.
My favourite to date is WM8804-PCM1794-passive I/V-tube gainstage DAC with Duelund CAST signal capacitors.
Rest of my setup are:
-EAD T-1000 CD transport (modified)
-Kondo KSL-M7 inspired handmade tube preamp
-modified ukrainian tube DHT PSE monoblocks based on 6B4G power triodes (excellent!)
-Merlin VSM Millenium speakers, but i'm working on to replace it by far better handmade ones.
As you can see, there is no single semiconductor in analogue signal path of my setup.