Analogmetric - Another HK Dodgy Dealer - Page 2

gabdx · 8th May 2010, 12:54 PM

I bought again a dac kit from them... and they don't answer to my emails concerning how to wire the transformer, this is a shame for a company having so many products online.

I have no idea how to wire this thing to the tda1541 pcb or mains ...

marchel · 8th May 2010, 04:07 PM

"China is now expert in fake parts, fake tda1541 that looks and sound alike real ones. Fake caps, fake regulators etc "

This comment is ridiculous and insane , Have you ever realized that there are no current production mass market cd player or device that uses tda 1541, And the handful Hi-end cd players that do use that chip will surely source it directly from reliable sources. So that means that the majority of the users that buy tda1541 are DIY hobbyist And not even all DIYers make tda1541 dac. That means it is not justifiable for them to fake tda1541. Not even by any stretch of imagination.

DreadPirate · 8th May 2010, 05:26 PM

Looks like kikitronic will even assist you in establishing a board pirating business:

Circuit Reverse Engineering to PCB Layout Service - eBay (item 280312142026 end time Jun-05-10 10:28:30 PDT)

gabdx · 10th May 2010, 03:23 AM

Now the power supply works thanks to Edward of diyaudiokit (eBai) who confirm with me the wiring, I think my ground configuration was not set up properly. The transformer is quite nice.

gabdx · 15th May 2010, 02:39 AM

I plugged it tonight and guess what ... no sound... just silence with in background very low UFO sound I could hear at high volume...

gabdx · 25th June 2011, 02:09 AM

News: it finally works, the cs8412 was defective, and another was sent without cost from HK.

Now it plays music with a custom i/v designed by Greg Ball of skaaudio

The i/v beats all opamps I could try ... the only problem is the dac makes noise when music plays louder. If someone has any thought at what the problem might be ? the noise was present with the opamps and with the custom i/v it seems to makes it appear worse because of the higher resolution, faster rise time.

ide2003 · 25th June 2011, 05:48 PM

hmm, I did have similar (left channel) noise in my tweaked sony cdp -m75, is the noise singing along with the song and is repeatable?. It was my bad soldering in one of 14 decoupling caps.

best
TeguhPS

bullpeters · 12th November 2012, 02:14 AM

I have purchased quite a bit of stuff from Analog Metric and I always found them reliable. very cheap transformers. I buy heaps of stuff from china

nigelwright7557 · 12th November 2012, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cafstudios

I avoid all chinese sellers on ebay. They are usually the lowest of quality. Why take a silly chance when there are so many better paths to take.

I use Chinese suppliers for pcb's and never had any problems with the them.
I found I had to shop around to get best price and best delivery time.
Even the worst Chinese price was a third of what pcb's cost in the UK.

bullpeters · 12th November 2012, 04:47 AM

My sister in law is Chinese (mine in Korean

)
We get everything, I mean everything from china. Cheap and good quality, if u look for it

12th November 2012, 04:47 AM	#20
bullpeters diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Right next to beach, a potatoe toss to the whitewater	China My sister in law is Chinese (mine in Korean ) We get everything, I mean everything from china. Cheap and good quality, if u look for it

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8th May 2010, 12:54 PM	#11
gabdx diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2008	I bought again a dac kit from them... and they don't answer to my emails concerning how to wire the transformer, this is a shame for a company having so many products online. I have no idea how to wire this thing to the tda1541 pcb or mains ...

8th May 2010, 04:07 PM	#12
marchel diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2007	"China is now expert in fake parts, fake tda1541 that looks and sound alike real ones. Fake caps, fake regulators etc " This comment is ridiculous and insane , Have you ever realized that there are no current production mass market cd player or device that uses tda 1541, And the handful Hi-end cd players that do use that chip will surely source it directly from reliable sources. So that means that the majority of the users that buy tda1541 are DIY hobbyist And not even all DIYers make tda1541 dac. That means it is not justifiable for them to fake tda1541. Not even by any stretch of imagination.

8th May 2010, 05:26 PM	#13
DreadPirate diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Virginia, USA	Looks like kikitronic will even assist you in establishing a board pirating business: Circuit Reverse Engineering to PCB Layout Service - eBay (item 280312142026 end time Jun-05-10 10:28:30 PDT)

10th May 2010, 03:23 AM	#14
gabdx diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2008	Now the power supply works thanks to Edward of diyaudiokit (eBai) who confirm with me the wiring, I think my ground configuration was not set up properly. The transformer is quite nice.

15th May 2010, 02:39 AM	#15
gabdx diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2008	I plugged it tonight and guess what ... no sound... just silence with in background very low UFO sound I could hear at high volume...

25th June 2011, 02:09 AM	#16
gabdx diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2008	News: it finally works, the cs8412 was defective, and another was sent without cost from HK. Now it plays music with a custom i/v designed by Greg Ball of skaaudio The i/v beats all opamps I could try ... the only problem is the dac makes noise when music plays louder. If someone has any thought at what the problem might be ? the noise was present with the opamps and with the custom i/v it seems to makes it appear worse because of the higher resolution, faster rise time.

25th June 2011, 05:48 PM	#17
ide2003 diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Jakarta	hmm, I did have similar (left channel) noise in my tweaked sony cdp -m75, is the noise singing along with the song and is repeatable?. It was my bad soldering in one of 14 decoupling caps. best TeguhPS

12th November 2012, 02:14 AM	#18
bullpeters diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Right next to beach, a potatoe toss to the whitewater	I have purchased quite a bit of stuff from Analog Metric and I always found them reliable. very cheap transformers. I buy heaps of stuff from china