I have uprated the Dac power supply with a 120 VA 0-15, 0-15 transformer for this Dac.
The power supply after fitting a larger heat sink will cope will cope no problem
Thanks Alex!
I ended up having the wrong type of tranny visit me on Saturday night, the evening ended up a disaster
Did you notice an improvement in sound ?I have uprated the Dac power supply with a 120 VA 0-15, 0-15 transformer for this Dac.
The power supply after fitting a larger heat sink will cope will cope no problem
I have now upgraded the tx to 300VA and replaced 1A to 2A fuse. I found the sound are more open, bigger sound stage and most noticeable the bass got more definition and tighter.
Not sure if it is worth replacing the USB PS TX too?
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Hi Sovereign,
I bought this transformer from a local electronic store simply for testing, probably not ideal for high-end audio but still found the better. Imagine if I could fit in a R-Core or IE-Core? The improvements are distance to be noticeable.
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Thanks mate, this has got to me my next step.
There is a company very close to me called Canterbury Windings that make hand wound audio grade transformers. They would be the ones of choice for me.
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There is a company very close to me called Canterbury Windings that make hand wound audio grade transformers. They would be the ones of choice for me.
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I would be interested in a 300VA 230V to 2x15V too if you could find out the cost?
Many thanks
Yes, 1 unit with custom secondaries.
Transformateurs torique - Transformateur torique sur mesure - Toutes puissances
Transformateurs torique - Transformateur torique sur mesure - Toutes puissances
Chang,
Get hold of Stevenvalve, he has a gent in Sydney make the trans for the KillerDac, he could do you an EI easy enough, SV has some specifics I won't go into here regards his trannies, also, ring Peter from Harbuch transformers in Sydney also, he be able to do you a tranny easy, I was looking at a 400VA 240/2x30 trans and I think it'd be around the 200 clam mark.
See how you go either way, found the EI for a tube ht trans better value.
Chuz,
Drew.
Get hold of Stevenvalve, he has a gent in Sydney make the trans for the KillerDac, he could do you an EI easy enough, SV has some specifics I won't go into here regards his trannies, also, ring Peter from Harbuch transformers in Sydney also, he be able to do you a tranny easy, I was looking at a 400VA 240/2x30 trans and I think it'd be around the 200 clam mark.
See how you go either way, found the EI for a tube ht trans better value.
Chuz,
Drew.
Cheers Drew! I heard of the name SV from many SNAers, mostly from Mario. Will shoot him an PM.
For us Brits If anyone is interested I'm just about to order a 300va toroid for the dac psu from Canterbury windings, who make very high quality audio grade toroids. If we order more than one there is a wee discount. Below is an excerpt from their email to me.
Price for 1 off: £52.90 + £9.00 carriage (UK mainland) + £12.38 VAT = £74.28
Price for 2 off: 2 x £44.90 + £10.45 carriage (UK mainland) + £20.05 VAT = £120.30
Price for 1 off: £52.90 + £9.00 carriage (UK mainland) + £12.38 VAT = £74.28
Price for 2 off: 2 x £44.90 + £10.45 carriage (UK mainland) + £20.05 VAT = £120.30