Okay, this build was done in a Hammond 1455 case a long time ago (~2009). I think it was the 8"x6"x2" version.
The DAC is a Buffalo (first version) and original IVY. A single S/PDIF input is on the rear panel, along with balanced outputs, both using Neutrik connectors. Two headphone jacks are on the front panel; currently only one is wired to the SE outputs, but the idea was to eventually wired them for balanced headphone use.
Power supplies are lightly modified LCDPS and LCBPS. I had to use lower-voltage EL caps to make it fit height-wise. Transformers are Amveco 62000-series, mounted below the power supply boards. I case-mounted the LM317/337 regulators and extended their pins to reach the boards.
The unit is mains-powered, but lacks a fuse, which is a big no-no. I never bothered fixing it because I do not actually use this DAC. I used one of the power supply standoffs as a grounding point for mains earth, though the mounting holes are isolated from the supply, so this was just convenient.
The power switch is a Mountain switch with integrated LED. I actually removed the stock LED, put in my own two-pin bi-color LED, then refilled the switch void with clear epoxy. I wired the LED to the LOCK and MUTE LED+ pads on the DAC. Since the DAC has pull-downs for the LED, there was a ground available when the LEDs were off. Basically, the switch is RED when muted, and GREEN when locked.
There is also a Volumite on the front panel for volume control.
It would be possible to do this same thing with more recent components (B-IIIse and IVY for example). Placid supplies would never fit, but LCxPS would. The transformers we sell now would probably not fit, unless the layout was adjusted.
The DAC is a Buffalo (first version) and original IVY. A single S/PDIF input is on the rear panel, along with balanced outputs, both using Neutrik connectors. Two headphone jacks are on the front panel; currently only one is wired to the SE outputs, but the idea was to eventually wired them for balanced headphone use.
Power supplies are lightly modified LCDPS and LCBPS. I had to use lower-voltage EL caps to make it fit height-wise. Transformers are Amveco 62000-series, mounted below the power supply boards. I case-mounted the LM317/337 regulators and extended their pins to reach the boards.
The unit is mains-powered, but lacks a fuse, which is a big no-no. I never bothered fixing it because I do not actually use this DAC. I used one of the power supply standoffs as a grounding point for mains earth, though the mounting holes are isolated from the supply, so this was just convenient.
The power switch is a Mountain switch with integrated LED. I actually removed the stock LED, put in my own two-pin bi-color LED, then refilled the switch void with clear epoxy. I wired the LED to the LOCK and MUTE LED+ pads on the DAC. Since the DAC has pull-downs for the LED, there was a ground available when the LEDs were off. Basically, the switch is RED when muted, and GREEN when locked.
There is also a Volumite on the front panel for volume control.
It would be possible to do this same thing with more recent components (B-IIIse and IVY for example). Placid supplies would never fit, but LCxPS would. The transformers we sell now would probably not fit, unless the layout was adjusted.
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Here is a test layout in the same case with the Buffalo-32S, which was about the same size as the current IVY/Legato. There would actualy be a little more space since the Volumite would be replaced by a simple panel-mount pot for volume with the current generation DAC.
Note this one has a fuse
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It was never built, however...
Note this one has a fuse
. It was never built, however...
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