Would it be possible to run the signal straight from the AK4490 dac(board) to the output sockets and bypass the output shield / opamp? Lampizator was famous for recommending this mod on voltage out dac chips in cd players. My guess is that the signal will be too low and the impedance too high (in the kohms?)
Thanks for your reply. It was more a hypothetical question - a theoritical exercise if you will. I had no plan to actually ask you to do this for me 
merely getting your opinion on it. I have thought about asking you for quite some time (it was not related to your post about the balanced / discrete outputshield). I think those who have done it have had a (filter)cap between dac vout and sokets and some decoupling.
Longing so much to get out of bed and be able (with help from my wife) to set up yout dac and enjoy it... Being bedstriken most of the day is no fun...
Thanks again for taking time from your busy schedule to answer my questions.
merely getting your opinion on it. I have thought about asking you for quite some time (it was not related to your post about the balanced / discrete outputshield). I think those who have done it have had a (filter)cap between dac vout and sokets and some decoupling. Longing so much to get out of bed and be able (with help from my wife) to set up yout dac and enjoy it... Being bedstriken most of the day is no fun...
Thanks again for taking time from your busy schedule to answer my questions.
Thanks for your reply. It was more a hypothetical question - a theoritical exercise if you will. I had no plan to actually ask you to do this for me
Longing so much to get out of bed and be able (with help from my wife) to set up yout dac and enjoy it... Being bedstriken most of the day is no fun...
Thanks again for taking time from your busy schedule to answer my questions.
No problem. I just think that Lampizator constructor maybe should do his homework... Because no filtering and no buffering puts the DAC's perfomance lightyears back.
I hope you gain some strength to get up ....
Thanks a lot - I hope too... Regarding the direct out mod, I think my memory has failed me. After some intense searching it seems that Lampizator suggested / did opamp and output stage bypass through transformers - or through his own tube output design...! I am sorry for the confusion. But several has done like I mentioned with only a cap between the dac and the output sockets - for instance this CS4398 dac All the best, PerNo problem. I just think that Lampizator constructor maybe should do his homework... Because no filtering and no buffering puts the DAC's perfomance lightyears back.
I hope you gain some strength to get up ....
I am sure if you ask an administrator, he can arrange that. Wait until you have all the documents and ask to be posted on the first post - or links to the relevant posts. This will be of great help to all interested. It has been done before.
Glad you like it
The discrete opamps will arrive 25. june 2015. So we will test them next week.
I will be on holiday between 30. june - 7. july. I will order parts for the new shield for production in week 28.
Regarding front panel. They will also be in production from week 28.
BR
Sonny
HaHa, you know me...
That means I only need one balanced + SE discrete opamp module + MAS6116(?) + frontpanel module for preamp output?
BTW, thanks for your effort.
I have updated my homepage. Try go to : my shop
I hope it is better than before, please give me some feedback.
Really nice, Sonny
Keep it up. Maybe you could list the sunmersales items / kits, too?
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Ah, I understand... BTW I forgot to say, that I think the pictures of the items are very good and with great detail. Good work
In an earlier comment I wrote that it was really nice. That was before I click on each item and read the detailed descriptions.... Better than before? You bet...! It's EXCELLENT. It even answered my question about the different stages in TSSA and how it works. Not many webshops show THD graphs, too. Congratulations