Hello Guys,
I have an Audio Alchemy DDE 3.0 dac and I´m thinking abou some upgrades to improve the sound a bit.
I´m thinkng about replacing the digital receiver/decoder CS8412 with CS8414, that´s even pin compatible.
As far as I´ve noticed the biggest trick is that CS8412 in the AA is DIP and the CS8414 is SOIC.
Besides worrying about that, that the only thing I WOULD have to change is the RC of the FILT to the analog ground.
I got 2 questions :
1 - Would the SOIC mount fit somehow in a DIP socket ? (It seems DIP is almost 3 mm wider)
2 - Would this "upgrade" give me any improvements at all in the sound quality, since the "dac" itself is a newer design ?
T.I.A.
Mauricio
I have an Audio Alchemy DDE 3.0 dac and I´m thinking abou some upgrades to improve the sound a bit.
I´m thinkng about replacing the digital receiver/decoder CS8412 with CS8414, that´s even pin compatible.
As far as I´ve noticed the biggest trick is that CS8412 in the AA is DIP and the CS8414 is SOIC.
Besides worrying about that, that the only thing I WOULD have to change is the RC of the FILT to the analog ground.
I got 2 questions :
1 - Would the SOIC mount fit somehow in a DIP socket ? (It seems DIP is almost 3 mm wider)
2 - Would this "upgrade" give me any improvements at all in the sound quality, since the "dac" itself is a newer design ?
T.I.A.
Mauricio
Guys, if you got any other ideias for improving this DAC, I would also appreciate, since I´m not that confident this mod I suggested will be of great improvement in sound quality.
I like this DDE 3.0 a lot and I´m trying to give ir a few more years "on the job".
I´m also thinking about replacing some caps in the analog section. AA uses nichicon caps all over. Are these too cheap ? Would some Blackgates be a big improvement ?
Since I also got a DTI Pro32, I´m not really thinking about reclocking this dac. Should I ?
Tks again.
Mauricio
I like this DDE 3.0 a lot and I´m trying to give ir a few more years "on the job".
I´m also thinking about replacing some caps in the analog section. AA uses nichicon caps all over. Are these too cheap ? Would some Blackgates be a big improvement ?
Since I also got a DTI Pro32, I´m not really thinking about reclocking this dac. Should I ?
Tks again.
Mauricio
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