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 pmWoh... 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.

This post has been edited by eddylws: Sep 29 2008, 03:21 PM

eddylws,

What other DAC that you are talking about?

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

This post has been edited by eddylws: Sep 29 2008, 04:21 PM

thats the problem
i scared is multi layer board

This post has been edited by abel: Sep 29 2008, 04:59 PM

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

I am not sure cause i have no change to try on teh ZERO DAC, but i believe the ZERO DAC still can improve a lot by changing the some of the caps.

one thing i dun like about the ZERO DAC is because of the ZERO DAC it using a single unit OPA output. If it can make it 2 OPA output that is much better. This is all my opinion.

Eddy Lim

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Added on September 29, 2008, 6:18 pmcan you take back and front of the PCB.

This post has been edited by eddylws: Sep 29 2008, 06:18 PM

Try TDA 1543 or TDA 1541. They are cheap. DAC1 now on sale for RM 100. Who want.

ZERO also dont have IV stage. but for the price of it, plus headphone and optical/coaxial and the implementation, it is best bang for bucks.

This post has been edited by eddylws: Sep 29 2008, 08:05 PM

I mean this one RM 100.

This post has been edited by ccschua: Sep 29 2008, 08:14 PM


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KingWa do send me the Schemastic of this DAC, it is a very good design.

Eddy

Thanks for the tips Eddy, and welcome to this thread! Switchcraft sounds like just what I need. It's always nice to have experienced Sifu drop in on us with guidance.

When sifu come in, it always results in mod. when u mod, your wife will mod you.

I've checked online, got a pretty good review but comparatively the CS-122 is overall a more balanced cable. Family resemblance is there... no point for me to change my CS-122 then.

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Added on September 29, 2008, 10:12 pmGL, since Chua's upgrade using Audio-GD's RCA is so positive and you are ordering so many Moons, why don't you check with Kingwa on the cost of the RCA and we just get it from him as well? Then we can try Eddy's Oyaide 4N copper!

This post has been edited by RAV4: Sep 29 2008, 10:12 PM

When sifu come in, it always results in mod. when u mod, your wife will mod you. after your wife mod you, you very song song HIFI Song Song FIHI also song song

this is what a dream for HIFI KaKi

This post has been edited by eddylws: Sep 29 2008, 10:25 PM

SERIOUS??? I don't mind buying 1 just to compare if RM100!

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Added on September 29, 2008, 11:49 pmWow... the board designs are beautiful! The board on second link even has the clock crystal and DAC chip isolated from vibration.

Eddy, I didn't know there are other better DACs out there at this price point. So far those I've come across are all higher cost than Zero by almost double. But these are in KIT form that's why they're cheap rite? Wish I can read Mandarin tho... thanks for sharing!


This post has been edited by RAV4: Sep 29 2008, 11:49 PM

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 .

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

So for those guys who order, look for to some freebies - the RCA plug CMC which i m using now and also Silver cable. Oh my god. time to diy.

http://www.audio-gd.com/enweb/pro/diy/OPA.htm

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