Chua, thanks! Yes, the Neutrik RCA socket at farnell is really cheap at RM6.50 each. I wonder what's available at Octave so I don't have to wait for shipping. I was told they moved to a bungalow house near Amcorp Mall, is that correct?

GL, yes, I agree Silver would place a bit more emphasis on treble. I prefer to have something more neutral like copper. The Neotech cable looks good actually! Take Five Audio also have Cardas Female RCA connectors for CAN$10.95 per pair. Vampire Cryo treated RCA is CAN$16.95. Quite a bit more than Neutrik but I wonder if it's worth it since gonna DIY once and then use for years... Or maybe can check if can bulk from Audio-GD if they're cheaper?

Abel, how does it sound now after burn in? I'm actually arranging to buy the IeGO cable coz they're Cryo treated and have very good review comparable with US$300 cable. But I still need 1 cable for my conditioner... unless I change my wall plate to US-type also...

Hi RAV4,

Octave have Switchcraft RCA which is very good for CD, AMP or DAC, if is not misstaken is RM35 - RM40 per pic, Is you looking for better one you ask the Boss (Mr.Yap) to order the ETI RCA for you the RCA cause RM180 per pair.
Switchcraft RCA is much Natural & warm.
ETI RCA is more to Clearn, Dynamic, and fast signal pass to. 

It is depend what is lack out from your system, that is nothing is better and better, event you can use back your original RCA and change the signal cable to sliver or pure copper cable. that will give you alot improvement already.

Thanks

Eddy Lim

China not only milk got poison, this Zero Dac quite poison too. 

Which Switchcraft RCA model are u refering to? Seems abit too overprice ... with than kind of money, can try the revolutionary Eichmann Bullet Plugs, i think Octave does carry these too, last time they quote me RM32 each ... after some extensive review by user around the globe, they really do HEAR some improvement over conventional rca plug ...

Eddy, if possible please do try this, worth a gamble!

haha,then banned this Zero from China,lolz.

HI GodLuvSxS,

Echimen is ETI, i think you mention the one cost RM32 is switchcraft RCA (octave only have one Model) and normally we call Short head.
No more try cause i have been tried too many, i got furutech, WBT, AudioNote, Cardas, switchcraft & ETI.

For me i still prefer Point to Point, no RCA socket no RCA plug is the best.
Eddy Lim

ermm i audit chua DAC is really give alot different the silver wire i wanna go octave to get some for my CDP.

hi eddy now black gate really out of stock due stop production ..... i not yet try on BG due costly i just use Elna Silmic or Silmic II
now i also plan to change opamp for my CDP dunno which one to use wana try for AD8066

Dun wasting time to try other OPAMP ask Chua to get the OPA Sun from Audio_gd and change the OPA powering caps to blackgate. It will give you a big impression on that.

Blackgate are expensive but the improvement is unbelievable.

ok thanks eddy but i cant use OPA sun due the original opamp is surface mount type and is located bottom of the PCB board.

At this moment, I just sit back and relax on the tweak to the ZERO. Never underestimate this little DAC can offer in sound quality.

Bro,

For RM 500, no unit can beat this.

Able to take photo of your CDP? i would like to see how they solder the OPA on your CDP.

We are talking about ZERO and the costs performance ratio it can provide. We are happy about it and it is not our interests to show other unit more superior.

Hi Madmen,

Can I borrow your ZERO for a test. It seems your mod is very interesting, and I would like to compare it with the OPA Earth on it.

We are talking about ZERO and the costs performance ratio it can provide. We are happy about it and it is not our interests to show other unit more superior.

My CDP is Marantz CD-5001 low end model
the marking is opamp original opamp NJM2068D

Friend, nothing is the best, and if i not misstaken you was planing to change your DAC before.
Just wan to share with you that in the market still have a lot low price DAC and sounded very good DAC.
Normally how we improve our DAC is listen to other DAC then inprove from your DAC.
If you think that is the best then that is the best loh..........

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Added on September 29, 2008, 3:04 pm
Woh... the chip is solder under the borad... that will be abit hard cause need to take out the chip and drill 8 hole on the board and solder the cable on top of it....

i need to have a look on the board then only know whether can put in the OP-AMP or not.

Thanks for the prompt reply. How does the Zero compared to the rest of them?

thats the problem
i scared is multi layer board

I mean this one RM 100.

Hi RAV4,

Octave have Switchcraft RCA which is very good for CD, AMP or DAC, if is not misstaken is RM35 - RM40 per pic, Is you looking for better one you ask the Boss (Mr.Yap) to order the ETI RCA for you the RCA cause RM180 per pair.
Switchcraft RCA is much Natural & warm.
ETI RCA is more to Clearn, Dynamic, and fast signal pass to. 

It is depend what is lack out from your system, that is nothing is better and better, event you can use back your original RCA and change the signal cable to sliver or pure copper cable. that will give you alot improvement already.

Thanks

Eddy Lim

i got lubang to get Van Den Hul Royal Jade in quite good price ... RM 100 per meter u can check at outside the price i think is RM 130 per meter hurry while stock last hheheh

this cable give u a Plenty of detail and excitement. Soundstage is nice and deep and treble is never harsh or rough. A great upgrade for the budget restricted.

I mean this one RM 100.

HI kwekeugene

this are few DAC from this DIY Online shop
http://shop.hifidiy.net/product/227.htm
http://shop.hifidiy.net/product/120.htm
http://shop.hifidiy.net/product/50.htm (i bough the TDA 5141 OPA out put is RM380 & TDA541 tube is RM 420)
http://www.lite8.com/
http://www.pacificvalve.us/LITEDAC50.html ( i bought this with RM470, I think no more production)

This all are very good design.

Eddy

Looks like audio-gd is having a problem.

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=1614864

BTW, RAV are u not going to mod the ZERO with the RCA .

yes, still looking at what RCA to get. Since yours is so positive, I hope GodLuv can arrange to get them from Audio-gd as well.

I will try to "persuade" audio gd to send some as free gift LOL If not, I will consider paying for it since it's manufacture by CMC, quality is there Wanna try OCC copper instead of Silver though, my current setup does sound abit bright to me Dun wanna add anymore brightness to it

thanks man, china very scary

The audio gd's rca female seems to be quite solid, quite be quite bang for the bucks, i will try asking the price. I may go and order the OCC copper cable, anyone want to join? together share share the shipping, shipping from canada to malaysia is abit too expensive

The hifidiy mini USB dac is kinda attractive, might consider bring in one unit to review it's market potential

Hi RAV4

Yes, Old Klang road (Sri sentosa)   0.1 is not suitable to internal wiring, but if you want to try the different betwwen the 0.1 & 0.3 i have some used one.
i dun know how much cost for it, free to charge lah.. cause the thing not cost a lot and i guess 10cm is more then enought for you.

Eddy Lim

No worry. It is totally safe. the surgeon is a specialist from the shool of HIFI.

Oh, I'm not scared of the soldering. That's a simple enuf job. But to try and listen, then remove n resolder to compare .1 and .3 is quite cumbersome so having 2 units is useful for comparison. I believe that's also why Chua bought 2? ;-)

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Added on September 30, 2008, 11:17 pmEddy, you mentioned about Black Gate caps so I did a search and found that they're indeed very costly and also scarce. Some are like Euro 10 each! So where do you get your stock from? Actually just curious but I think modding BG for Zero is rather extreme? Might end up to cost as much as the unit itself...