dac internal wiring

sparkle · 6th May 2005, 06:37 PM

HI everyone,
I need help about internal wiring for my TDA1543 dac. What do You use for the digital and analogue wire inside the dac.... I would need something of very good quality but for not too much money. And if I could by a few meters not few hundreds of meters - small quantity please and where to buy- I would be very gratefull for the information.
Thanks in advance and best regards
daniel

sparkle · 6th May 2005, 06:39 PM

another one

mourip · 6th May 2005, 08:46 PM

Hi Sparkle,

Nice looking DAC.

I recently built a Scott Nixon NOS DakKit. I used single strands from cat5 wire for the inputs and outputs. It is solid core copper and easy to use. I used some teflon coated silver plated copper for the power wiring from the battery. The teflon/silver/copper wire is cheap on EBAY. I stay away from silver on signal wires as it can be a bit bright on some systems. Both of these wires are cheap and sound good.

Let us know how it sounds when you get it hooked up...

sparkle · 6th May 2005, 11:19 PM

thanks mourip for the reply
Cat5 is nice sounding - no doubt about that but I have currently Harbour Industries M17/94-RG179 MIL-C-17. It is silvered copper (stranded). It is a good cable (better than Cat5) but I need something really better. Something that is a way beyond CAT5 and RG179 but on the cheap side (if this could be possible) and I don't have no more ideas (since I don't want to buy some Kimber Silver Streak and cut the wires from it

. RG179 is very good cable, but since the dac is very good sounding I must put something better.
Thanks again for the reply
best regards
daniel

analog_sa · 7th May 2005, 06:29 AM

All this wiring effort for a 1543 dac? Are you sure you're not overdoing it?

sparkle · 7th May 2005, 10:14 AM

Hi,
YES- I am absolutely positive about that- it is 16 bit dac but it could sound beutifully when done right. Right now my only problem is internal wiring

rfbrw · 7th May 2005, 11:23 AM

Single strand TEFZEL ?

sparkle · 7th May 2005, 01:27 PM

Hi, I would like single strand - but what is tefzel, how good it is and where to find it?
regards
daniel

sparkle · 7th May 2005, 03:00 PM

Also ...... does anyone know where to find very good quality copper or silver bare(or within some enclosure) single strand wire around 20-22 awg. I would like to put it in some teflon tubing - maybe this would be good (something like audioquest I mean).

Suggestions?
best regards
daniel

rfbrw · 7th May 2005, 03:45 PM

Teflon coated single strand silver plated copper. As to where to get it, RS and Farnell spring to mind but I am not absolutely sure as I've always got mine from work.

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6th May 2005, 08:46 PM	#3
mourip diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Washington, DC	Hi Sparkle, Nice looking DAC. I recently built a Scott Nixon NOS DakKit. I used single strands from cat5 wire for the inputs and outputs. It is solid core copper and easy to use. I used some teflon coated silver plated copper for the power wiring from the battery. The teflon/silver/copper wire is cheap on EBAY. I stay away from silver on signal wires as it can be a bit bright on some systems. Both of these wires are cheap and sound good. Let us know how it sounds when you get it hooked up...

6th May 2005, 11:19 PM	#4
sparkle diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: middle of nowhere...	thanks mourip for the reply Cat5 is nice sounding - no doubt about that but I have currently Harbour Industries M17/94-RG179 MIL-C-17. It is silvered copper (stranded). It is a good cable (better than Cat5) but I need something really better. Something that is a way beyond CAT5 and RG179 but on the cheap side (if this could be possible) and I don't have no more ideas (since I don't want to buy some Kimber Silver Streak and cut the wires from it . RG179 is very good cable, but since the dac is very good sounding I must put something better. Thanks again for the reply best regards daniel

7th May 2005, 06:29 AM	#5
analog_sa diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sofia	All this wiring effort for a 1543 dac? Are you sure you're not overdoing it?

7th May 2005, 10:14 AM	#6
sparkle diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: middle of nowhere...	Hi, YES- I am absolutely positive about that- it is 16 bit dac but it could sound beutifully when done right. Right now my only problem is internal wiring

7th May 2005, 11:23 AM	#7
rfbrw diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: .	Single strand TEFZEL ?

7th May 2005, 01:27 PM	#8
sparkle diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: middle of nowhere...	Hi, I would like single strand - but what is tefzel, how good it is and where to find it? regards daniel

7th May 2005, 03:00 PM	#9
sparkle diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: middle of nowhere...	Also ...... does anyone know where to find very good quality copper or silver bare(or within some enclosure) single strand wire around 20-22 awg. I would like to put it in some teflon tubing - maybe this would be good (something like audioquest I mean). Suggestions? best regards daniel

7th May 2005, 03:45 PM	#10
rfbrw diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: .	Teflon coated single strand silver plated copper. As to where to get it, RS and Farnell spring to mind but I am not absolutely sure as I've always got mine from work.

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