Ok, got the NoDAC working. Just put a pair of 2,2uF of white VCaps for decoupling, directly in a totally modded BreezeAudio TPA3112-based amp.
Sounds Fantastic! Finally I play DSD ISOs as they should be!
Congratulations and I'm glad you're enjoying it.
Ray
Yes, and it's your merit. Music sounds better when you know how it works...
Still missing the transistors: you think I can safely put a pair of MPSA42 I've been pointed to?
I got the opportunity last night to get my flipflop board working using HQplayer to upsample redbook flac to DSD and using Roon to control it, as it now supports phones and tablets for remote control really nicely
Well I'm hooked!
Beautiful music, technically working great and the muting circuit working nice. I didn't even get pops and clicks stopping and starting playback.
Roon is wonderful. Even just re-exploring the music I have on my NAS and learning more about each artist and album and finding how they all interact and relate to each other is a real joy and turned my listening experience into a voyage of exploration and discovery rather than just putting a few albums on. I highly recommend giving the trial a go
Well I'm hooked!
Beautiful music, technically working great and the muting circuit working nice. I didn't even get pops and clicks stopping and starting playback.Roon is wonderful. Even just re-exploring the music I have on my NAS and learning more about each artist and album and finding how they all interact and relate to each other is a real joy and turned my listening experience into a voyage of exploration and discovery rather than just putting a few albums on. I highly recommend giving the trial a go
Hqplayer up samples on the fly, yes
so you feed pcm in and dsd comes out in real time. I've only tested it with my local flac collection so far, but yes, that's the theory that it will work exactly the same with tidal when you use Roon as the controller. And I know you have to pay for both, but it's a tiny fraction compared to what a lot of people spend on audio and teamed up with a dsd no-dac like this, the overall experience and quality of sound are incredibly hard to beat at any price!
I lied!
After receiving some more enquiries about FlipFlop boards I have just placed an order for an extra ten. They will take a couple of weeks to be delivered to me and these really will be the last ones.
At this time I have five SE and six FF boards available.
Ray
Hi Felipe, there seems to be a steady trickle of interest so I expect them all to go; if you actually need some it may be worth getting them anyway before they do all go.
Ray
I don't think so. You can get lower voltage versions of the relay though;
http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/1683361.pdf
but then they will pull more current from the supply which might have other implications for the circuit? Maybe it would be possible to drive a 3V relay coil direct from pin 7 - don't know how much current it can deliver?
The power supply doesn't need to be anything special though so a basic 7805 supply should do if you want to run it at 5V.
Ray
I've had a couple of chaps asking about schematics and BOMs so here's a link;
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digital-line-level/273474-best-dac-no-dac-94.html#post4630381
The PCBs have most of the part numbers/values printed on the boards, I think you just need to sort out your own rf, cf and rLED values.
Ray
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digital-line-level/273474-best-dac-no-dac-94.html#post4630381
The PCBs have most of the part numbers/values printed on the boards, I think you just need to sort out your own rf, cf and rLED values.
Ray