ttan98 said:all links are upgrades and fixes, if i am interested in BUYING one should i talk to directly?
since you are here, questions incl.:
1. Price
2. options
3. technical specs.
many more, that is why you should put info on yr site rather than repeating yourself.
Some of those links are actually product introductions. Yes, the best is to contact me through e-mail, that's what everybody else does. The DAC info is here:http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=1170936#post1170936
I don't offer DAC kit directly from my site as it would be competing with my commercial product that was recently reviewed here: http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/audiozone5/system.html
Price is $230 for PCB and Premium parts, $30 for PCB mount 50VA Hammond tranformer, $20 for Cardas RCA. International shipping $25. Assembled and tested unit $60 extra.
Options may unclude cheaper parts, down to $100 for basic version.
Technical specs can be found in Stereophile review of 47Labs DAC, which is a similar product: http://stereophile.com/digitalprocessors/800/
Peter Daniel said:
Some of those links are actually product descrition. Yes, the best is to contact me through e-mail, that's what everybody else does. The DAC info is here: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/show...936#post1170936
I don't offer DAC kit directly from my site as it would be competing with my commercial product that was recently reviewed here: http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/audiozone5/system.html
Price is $230 for PCB and Premium parts, $30 for PCB mount 50VA Hammond tranformer, $20 for Cardas RCA. International shipping $25. Assembled and tested unit $60 extra.
Options may unclude cheaper parts, down to $100 for basic version.
Technical specs can be found in Stereophile review of 47Labs DAC, which is a similar product: http://stereophile.com/digitalprocessors/800/
cannot access this site:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/show...936#post1170936
for DAC info. any alternative site or give me revise location.
The link has been fixed: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=1170936#post1170936
Peter Daniel said:
According to some, a modified Bidat is one of the best DACs available, at any price. Well, I have one and I think it may be true
I described some of my mods here: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=901594#post901594 I later did a bit more, which I did not described.
I bought that unit more than a year ago and it's been in my system ever since. Initially, it didn't sound to me as good as the modified NOS DAC, although I could detect some hidden potential. After the mods, I would say it's some 10-20% better than NOS DAC, it has more refinement, when NOS can be still a bit rough on the edges or a bit colored. NOS DAC on the other hand offers probably more raw energy.
For best results, Bidat needs to be modified, otherwise it sounds veiled and a bit boring.
Thank you Peter. This is very helpful. Have you ever heard the bidat's little brother, the Meitner Bitstream, with it's available factory upgrades? I currently have one that's fully upgraded and would be interested in comparing it to your dac, if I get a chance.
Dougie085 said:How much is your DAC-1?
$1,295
http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/audiozone5/system.html
CS8412
Hi Peter
I am collecting parts for your dac board, i have a hard time finding the CS8412 chip. According to Cirrius the CP8416 is the replacement for the 8412 according to their website however it is a different chip altogether an will not work on your board at all. http://www.cirrus.com/en/products/eol/detail/EOL173.html
i found this link below on e-bay it is interesting this guy is excited about the CS8414 chip and says they are directly replacement for the 8412 chip and claims to get better sound , from what i can tell it should work. looks like i will need an soic/dip adapter board the CS8414 chip is smaller than what you use. http://cgi.ebay.com/CS8414-CS8412-T...oryZ3272QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
i can get the CS8414 for $4.50 at http://www.futurlec.com/Others/CS8414.shtml
http://www.logicalsys.com/painfo-vpasp-vb.asp?adapter=pa-sod6sm18-28
The cost of this adapter board is quite high are there other stores where it is cheaper?
CS8412 chip can it be replacement for the 8414 chip have you tried this in your dac, if so how did it sound?
Ari
Hi Peter
I am collecting parts for your dac board, i have a hard time finding the CS8412 chip. According to Cirrius the CP8416 is the replacement for the 8412 according to their website however it is a different chip altogether an will not work on your board at all. http://www.cirrus.com/en/products/eol/detail/EOL173.html
i found this link below on e-bay it is interesting this guy is excited about the CS8414 chip and says they are directly replacement for the 8412 chip and claims to get better sound , from what i can tell it should work. looks like i will need an soic/dip adapter board the CS8414 chip is smaller than what you use. http://cgi.ebay.com/CS8414-CS8412-T...oryZ3272QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
i can get the CS8414 for $4.50 at http://www.futurlec.com/Others/CS8414.shtml
http://www.logicalsys.com/painfo-vpasp-vb.asp?adapter=pa-sod6sm18-28
The cost of this adapter board is quite high are there other stores where it is cheaper?
CS8412 chip can it be replacement for the 8414 chip have you tried this in your dac, if so how did it sound?
Ari
My current DAC boards will accept SMD version of both CS8412 and CS8414. I did some comparison of both chips here: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=849658#post849658
You can buy CS8412 directly from me as well. The sonic differnce with CS8414 is rather small and you may not notice it.
You can buy CS8412 directly from me as well. The sonic differnce with CS8414 is rather small and you may not notice it.
luvdunhill said:you ever heard the bidat's little brother, the Meitner Bitstream, with it's available factory upgrades? I currently have one that's fully upgraded and would be interested in comparing it to your dac, if I get a chance.
I didn't but you can contact John Wright for more specific info. He was very helpful when I was modifying my unit. Some inf was also posted on Audiogon.
Peter Daniel said:One way way to reduce gain would be increasing the value of R3 (680R) to 1k5 or so. Also, increasing input series resistor value to 22k will reduce gain by 6dB.
Any pros or cons with the two methods?
Frode
Changing the gain by adjusting R3 may affect sonic signature of the amp. Placing 22k input series resistor (in place of R1=220R ) shouldn't probably have that much effect.
I didn't try any of those methods though, as I'm not using any active preamp and more amp gain was always desired.
I didn't try any of those methods though, as I'm not using any active preamp and more amp gain was always desired.
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