Build thread - building the Subbu DAC V3 SE

Here are my voltages for WM8804:
All the voltages that are around 1.18v should be closer to 1.65v. When you read 1.65v it really means there is an AC signal going back and forth from Vdd (3.3v) to ground and the average is 1/2 of 3.3v or about 1.65v. When it reads low then it looks like the oscillator isn't working. I'd check Q1 and see if it's got a problem.
---Gary
 
I re-fluxed and reheated everything on that side. Looks like the ES9023 itself is defective???
 

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Neville 🙂

I've built 3 kits, two of them worked from first and one had 50mhz clock distroyed from excessive temperature.

How did i troubleshooted? I used a good one and in first test i fed the Es9023 from defective kit with I2S signal (R4,R5,R6) from working kit>result no sound. Conclusion: problem was in the second part meaning ES9023. You can do the same if you know someone with a working kit nearby, so you can decide the problem is in the first stage (spdif receiver) or the second stage (dac).

Sorry for my english 🙂
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Atupi, We did a simul-post. That is the first working standard build I have seen posted. I was just saying we need to get one operating and posted, but you beat that by 3.:up:

Since I only have one board - what do you consider the split point between stages? I have a mini2496 and a DAC5 that could possibly used for the test you mentioned, but need to know where to splice in.