I think I was rather too trusting - the seller has very good feedback. I believed the caps had been done. I have asked to cancel.
The item was on EBay Germany. 500 Euros
Thanks for the info on the input cards.
The item was on EBay Germany. 500 Euros
Thanks for the info on the input cards.
€500 is cheap for da-capo and dc
especially if caps have been changed, guy has good feedback and is offering 12mon cover.
especially if caps have been changed, guy has good feedback and is offering 12mon cover.
for me personally, the price was too high, also had concerns with the 12-month guarantee, which would mean shipping back to Germany!
Plus the issue with caps! which has been reported in this thread by JohnW.
Maybe it got reduced, I saw it at EUR 1,299.00 (Edit or Offer)
If it was the same seller -
der-perfekte-klangder-perfekte-klang
I've got the photos somewhere.
Pink Triangle DACAPO HDCD D/A Converter DAC with Power Supply | eBay
but this is still for sale
ah found the German listing one
Pink Triangle DaCapo HDCD D/A Wandler DAC mit Netzteil Top | eBay
Same pictures, different listings, maybe seller has two!
If it was the same seller -
der-perfekte-klangder-perfekte-klang
I've got the photos somewhere.
Pink Triangle DACAPO HDCD D/A Converter DAC with Power Supply | eBay
but this is still for sale
ah found the German listing one
Pink Triangle DaCapo HDCD D/A Wandler DAC mit Netzteil Top | eBay
Same pictures, different listings, maybe seller has two!
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I was spooked by comments on here yesterday so I cancelled - first time ever on EPay.
In the cool light of day maybe I shouldn't have cancelled. But - If the caps are original there's always the risk of cap leak damage and it's not as straightforward returning items to the EU now. Lessons learned.
In the cool light of day maybe I shouldn't have cancelled. But - If the caps are original there's always the risk of cap leak damage and it's not as straightforward returning items to the EU now. Lessons learned.
It does worry me there are no internal photos on original listing…
Same photos on both those listings 🙂
Same photos on both those listings 🙂
Please help.
I'm enjoying the fruits of a Redhill Audio stage 2 upgrade on my late model Da-Capo, it's sounds wonderful on the 24 - 20 module. Because I have a very revealing system and It sounded so good, i just enjoyed listening to it like that for 6 months. Eventually I tried to use the HDCD module,Looking for even more air space and clarity, plugged it in correctly but no sound at all - nothing.
This threw me as i've been using the player for 6 months without fault. Immediately i replaced it with the 24 - 20 module which confirmed nothing wrong with the player but that something is wrong with the HDCD module.It was sold to me as working. Is it the case that the jumper switches are in the wrong place? Pic of how it was supplied to me and how i plugged it in. Pic doesn't show it but the little white plug that connects to the front display was plugged in to the module. Thanks.
I'm enjoying the fruits of a Redhill Audio stage 2 upgrade on my late model Da-Capo, it's sounds wonderful on the 24 - 20 module. Because I have a very revealing system and It sounded so good, i just enjoyed listening to it like that for 6 months. Eventually I tried to use the HDCD module,Looking for even more air space and clarity, plugged it in correctly but no sound at all - nothing.
This threw me as i've been using the player for 6 months without fault. Immediately i replaced it with the 24 - 20 module which confirmed nothing wrong with the player but that something is wrong with the HDCD module.It was sold to me as working. Is it the case that the jumper switches are in the wrong place? Pic of how it was supplied to me and how i plugged it in. Pic doesn't show it but the little white plug that connects to the front display was plugged in to the module. Thanks.
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18, 20, 22 Bit & HDCD filters fit jumper 3 only (1 & 2 are not fitted)
mid it helps 24bit is fit all jumpers (will help you see which way is fitted and not fitted )
mid it helps 24bit is fit all jumpers (will help you see which way is fitted and not fitted )
The jumpers are above the dac module by the way. You will have all 3 fitted and HDCD needs only 3rd fitted
Sorry if this is a stupid question but i'm new to this. I assumed the little switches in the bottom left hand corner of the HDCD chip module need to be in the correct position for it to work? Is this right? No1 switch position is on the left in the picture, the other 3 are on the right. Is this correct? In these positions i'm hearing nothing at all. Thanks.
did you set the jumpers above the dac module as per my description? (Above Dac module - proper jumpers like an old motherboard - not filter where the other switches are).
Re the dip switches you are asking about here I think they allow options to be set I have two pics of different da-capo units with HDCD filters and one all dips are set to left and other top two are right and bottom two are left.
Iirc scaling (stock setting is internal) is an HDCD setting that allows HDCD to go louder than CD by 6db however turning it to external allows CD’s to produce full output which would improve sound quality of CD’s but make average level of HDCD sound quieter in comparison (part of HDCD spec meant it had to peak 6db louder than CD due to larger dynamic range available so in da-capos case to meet the spec they had to slightly lower CD max output level. So having this dip left or right wouldn’t stop it producing sound.
you could try all dips to left which defo works.
john
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No i haven't, I don't know where these are or what they look like? Can you pinpoint on here where they are?
Straight above the DAC module (the metal box that isn’t the filter…
there are 3 jumpers (even has 1 2 and 3 written on circuit board beside each jumper) you have them all closed (ie connected) that’s fine for 24bit but HDCD requires only 3 fitted and the other two open circuit (basically refit 1 and two so the jumpers are only on 1 pin not both)
Many thanks mr-mac much appreciated! It's just gone past midnight and too late to effect this change right now but i'm extremely eager to get to the bottom of it tomorrow. I've read and heard so much about the HDCD filter throughout this thread that i'm like the kid in a sweet shop and can't wait now. Thanks again. 🙂
Anyone seen the new input cards on eBay? Coax/optical spdif, optical clock lock and bnc clock lock cards.
He also recommends taking power off the regulated supply on right of machine via wire (though you don’t have to) though I find it strange you’d want to take power from psu that’s meant to keep control circuitry seperate.
Also selling upgraded external psu and a clock lock mod for arcam 7 to use as transport and a streamer of some kind with clock lock capability.
Cant say if any of the kit is any good but certainly surprised when I saw the items.
He also recommends taking power off the regulated supply on right of machine via wire (though you don’t have to) though I find it strange you’d want to take power from psu that’s meant to keep control circuitry seperate.
Also selling upgraded external psu and a clock lock mod for arcam 7 to use as transport and a streamer of some kind with clock lock capability.
Cant say if any of the kit is any good but certainly surprised when I saw the items.
the input cards are powered from that PSU usually so the wire just take the 5v from a cleaner place than through the edge connector according to guy selling them. Seems reasonable.
Same guy now has a dac module replacement on eBay that apparently follows original designed except updated power supplies to repairs dead ones.
Photo and a little txt from listing follows
The module is a like-for-like duplicate of the original DaCapo DAC design. The only modification is a slight upgrade to the power supplies used for this important part. The original uses 3x LM317 regulators to supply, one for each channel and one for the DAC. I have replaced these with more modern ultra-low noise LT3045 regulators. In addition, I have introduced a further two regulators just to power the final output ICs on each channel to further reduce noise and distortion on the output.
Photo and a little txt from listing follows
The module is a like-for-like duplicate of the original DaCapo DAC design. The only modification is a slight upgrade to the power supplies used for this important part. The original uses 3x LM317 regulators to supply, one for each channel and one for the DAC. I have replaced these with more modern ultra-low noise LT3045 regulators. In addition, I have introduced a further two regulators just to power the final output ICs on each channel to further reduce noise and distortion on the output.