OLD THREAD DAC End by Andrea Ciuffoli

[Blitz]

Please count me in for a full suit of boards...

 

[quanghao]

DAc-end and Salas low shunt

1.Information about DAC-END:
AD1865 the best DAC
DAC End - the AD1865N-K with single ended vacuum output stage

Thank you Andrea Ciuffoli

2. Information about Salas low shunt:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/powe...listic-salas-low-voltage-shunt-regulator.html

Thank[/url] you Salas
_______________
A. COST OF One SET *4PCB* :
1. PCB- DAC END use AD1865
2. PCB- Salas Shunt For DAC
3. PCB- I/V stage use tube E182CC or 5687
4. PCB- Supply for I/V
The price:
Board set (of 4):
Shipping from Vietnam: US$ 6 (surface mail)
Payment fee (PayPal) at 3.5%: US$
TOTAL: US$ 60
A donation of $2 USD to diyAudio will be done for Board set (of 4)
Please feel free to make your inquiries or request of information to my email address quanghao168@yahoo.com.vn

B. DAC set (2 boards): DAC + Salas Shunt power for DAC
Price: 30US$ + 5$ shiping
Thank you.

Please Update of the list yourselves when you type :

1. MarkLai : 2x DAC sets: DAC + Salas Shunt power for DAC
2. Jeffrey Davison : full set
3. TjongKristian : full set
4. gillib : full set
5. sugden : full set
6. toufu : 2 full sets
7. Jolojl : full set
8. sugden : 1 set
9. Yunick : full set
10. Michael : full set
11. COX77 : full set
12. Yunick : full set
13. jleaman : ?
14. fredlock : full set
15. Cobra2 : full set
16. assosk: full set
17. pdcaceo:full set of PCB
18. pop music : full set
19. Erwincantona : full set
20. numerik
21. Tea-Bag : full set
22. giabast : full set
23.Blitz : full set
any more??

 

[toufu]

Quanghao, when do you think you will start getting the boards ready? Thanks.

 

[quanghao]

Quanghao, when do you think you will start getting the boards ready? Thanks.

Hi!
The next weed I will start make PCb! Thank you very much!
Happy new year!

 

[erwincantona]

Paypal must have sent till when?

 

[EUVL]

One of you have sent me a email asking for some questions regarding the DAC.
Why not post it here and let Andrea answer you instead ?

There is no Group Buy that I know of for components other than the AD1865, which is unfortunately already fully subscribed.


Regards,
Patrick

 

[quanghao]

Paypal must have sent till when?

Hi!
Start when i test good about all PCb!
My acount: quanghao168@yahoo.com.vn
Thank!
i think next weed we will start make pCB! I wating Andrea test good about the new I/V stage *no use tranformer*
Thank very much!

 

[quanghao]

One of you have sent me a email asking for some questions regarding the DAC.
Why not post it here and let Andrea answer you instead ?

There is no Group Buy that I know of for components other than the AD1865, which is unfortunately already fully subscribed.


Regards,
Patrick

Thank you Patrick!
I post all components late, an some in formation about DAC-End!
Thank a gain!

 

[quanghao]

Dac-ENd and Salas shunt for DAC

1.Information about DAC-END:
AD1865 the best DAC
DAC End - the AD1865N-K with single ended vacuum output stage

Thank you Andrea Ciuffoli

2. Information about Salas low shunt:
The simplistic Salas low voltage shunt regulator

Thank[/url] you Salas
_______________
A. COST OF One SET *4PCB* :
1. PCB- DAC END use AD1865
2. PCB- Salas Shunt For DAC
3. PCB- I/V stage use tube E182CC or 5687
4. PCB- Supply for I/V
The price:
Board set (of 4):
Shipping from Vietnam: US$ 6 (surface mail)
Payment fee (PayPal) at 3.5%: US$
TOTAL: US$ 60
A donation of $2 USD to diyAudio will be done for Board set (of 4)
Please feel free to make your inquiries or request of information to my email address quanghao168@yahoo.com.vn

B. DAC set (2 boards): DAC + Salas Shunt power for DAC
Price: 30US$ + 5$ shiping
Thank you.

Please Update of the list yourselves when you type :

1. MarkLai : 2x DAC sets: DAC + Salas Shunt power for DAC
2. Jeffrey Davison : full set
3. TjongKristian : full set
4. gillib : full set
5. sugden : full set
6. toufu : 2 full sets
7. Jolojl : full set
8. sugden : 1 set
9. Yunick : full set
10. Michael : full set
11. COX77 : full set
12. Yunick : full set
13. jleaman : ?
14. fredlock : full set
15. Cobra2 : full set
16. assosk: full set
17. pdcaceo:full set of PCB
18. pop music : full set
19. Erwincantona : full set
20. numerik
21. Tea-Bag : full set
22. giabast : full set
23.Blitz : full set
24. Duc Tran: full set

 

[Agi]

A. COST OF One SET *4PCB* :
1. PCB- DAC END use AD1865
2. PCB- Salas Shunt For DAC
3. PCB- I/V stage use tube E182CC or 5687
4. PCB- Supply for I/V
The price:
Board set (of 4):
Shipping from Vietnam: US$ 6 (surface mail)
Payment fee (PayPal) at 3.5%: US$
TOTAL: US$ 60
A donation of $2 USD to diyAudio will be done for Board set (of 4)
Please feel free to make your inquiries or request of information to my email address quanghao168@yahoo.com.vn

B. DAC set (2 boards): DAC + Salas Shunt power for DAC
Price: 30US$ + 5$ shiping
Thank you.

Please Update of the list yourselves when you type :

1. MarkLai : 2x DAC sets: DAC + Salas Shunt power for DAC
2. Jeffrey Davison : full set
3. TjongKristian : full set
4. gillib : full set
5. sugden : full set
6. toufu : 2 full sets
7. Jolojl : full set
8. sugden : 1 set
9. Yunick : full set
10. Michael : full set
11. COX77 : full set
12. Yunick : full set
13. jleaman : ?
14. fredlock : full set
15. Cobra2 : full set
16. assosk: full set
17. pdcaceo:full set of PCB
18. pop music : full set
19. Erwincantona : full set
20. numerik
21. Tea-Bag : full set
22. giabast : full set
23.Blitz : full set
24. Duc Tran: full set
25. agithegreat: full set

 

[audiodesign]

Patrick,
which are the questions ?

 

[EUVL]

Whether you need 2x AD1865 for balanced output and what the circuit would then look like ....
I thought this is best answered by someone who has actually developed the original circuit.


Happy New Year and thanks for sharing with us, Andrea,
Patrick

 

[audiodesign]

Yes, it is possibile get a balanced output using 2 x AD1865 but I don't think this will give a best sonic performances.

A balanced output mean the necessity to add a differential output stage so it will increase the complexity and the cost.

A balanced stage can eliminate some distortion and power supply noise but here we have, in any case, a very low distortion stages and a good power supply.

 

[audiodesign]

Here the final output stage

THD measurement with and without 10Kohm load.

Output impedance less than 1Kohm

Power supply voltage about 270V

Ik = 2 x 8mA

Freq = 10Hz at -0.7db

Vout = 2Vrms with an input of 154mVrms

THD = 0.3% thd max on 10Kohm load

 

[audiodesign]

Here others attach

To prevent dc voltage on output durung switch-on and switch off phase a relay will short the output to the ground for some seconds.

The delay circuit is the same used in the my design of Monrio Top-Loader CD Player (value 10000$).

 

[EUVL]

Someone else was happy with a direct transformer (Sowter 9545) output on the AD1865.
That way you can get balanced output for nothing extra.

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digi...best-solution-output-stage-2.html#post2027820

Any comments, Andrea ?


Patrick

 

[Tea-Bag]

I have Sowters in my CDP done by Modwright, back when I was more afraid of digital mods. I dont have the schematic, but the unit sounds wonderful. The IRON anyway, cannot be that bad. It does not use any tubes.

 

[audiodesign]

Patrick see the my answer in the other forum

 

[EUVL]

I did. 😉

Patrick

 

[robertor]

hi quanghao, befor order the full set PCB i'd like to know something about the DAC.
i hope you would forgive my bad english and mine deep ignorance.
then: which type of transformer i need to complete the power supply and the rest of the DAC?
where i can find the AD1865?
ebay?
there are a lot of fake on ebay(opamp, capacitors, etc etc)!
thanks and sorry everybody for my stupid question.