If u want to try the Franken ZERO , i can bring my unit and compare to the stock unit but we have to go to starbuck.

Hope to see u all at 8.00 pm at the Sunway Lagoon main entrance. Just for delivery, no demo, perhaps later when Steve come down to KL.

Why not. Lets have the modded CD63 as benchmark.

Sorry folks to Rav and Dybre, I have to postpone the collection to Saturday night around 8.00pm .. will keep u guys informed.

It is better to ground the earth to any pin screw, provide the pin screw is grounded.

How to ensure the casing is grounded, well, remove the earth wire and connect it to the pin screw at the casing.

in this way, all pin screw is grounded.

Grounding the OPA Earth ground to the pin screw helps to improve the vocal. without ground, vocal sounds blur. The better way to ground the OPA earth is to solder a wire to the mid point of the RCA jack and use that as ground.



This post has been edited by ccschua: Dec 14 2008, 01:49 PM

Welcome to OPA testing. U are much lucky than me or Abel in the sense u are rolling HDAM whereas we are rolling opamp like 627, 1057, etc.

I have those evox cap. U can use it and solder it onto the OPA Earth.

This does not apply to OPA Sun loh.

Hi steve,

are u coming over for a review of the DAC 100. RAV is interested and I guess many others.

I mean Sun old version (Without cap) is different than the Sun V2. Sun V2 modified the cap, resistor and additional Evox cap.

The cap is free of charge. just how to send to you only.

Yours is a black wire connected to the casing. Remove that and plug to the screw tap.

This post has been edited by ccschua: Dec 14 2008, 10:11 PM

What I found is the zero casing is painted with epoxy. so if u use a multimeter and measure the screw tap, it is not connected to ground.

Some people like to tap the OPA ground to the screw, which is floating.

try to check and see with a multimeter. make sure u connect one end to the Earth of the incoming power supply which is the true earth.

[Make sure power switch off before checking lol]

This post has been edited by ccschua: Dec 14 2008, 10:41 PM

Most people like to snip, but me dont like it. u can try it, and it would be fun. before try it, do u feel your system is bright or not.

that is very dangerous act. The power connector pin is not insulated. If forget to off supply can get electrical shock.

The gathering on Sunday afternoon is on.

ZERO DAC
DAC 100 by audio-gd
cd 63se unmodded.

So far we have

Godluvsxs
Abel

pls come

hi guys,

so far Sunday AB is still on. whoever interested pls drop me a post.

I am still testing the BU2, got some preliminary result.

Well this is Franken + buffer = Franken Plus.

Finally I got the buffer installed. The works is now almost complete. Hopefully by Sunday I can get the Franken Plus to works as it is. Good thing is I can switch to Franken too. without plus.


Buffer improve in the dynamics and the smoothness of sound.

so the gears we have for AB is

Stock ZERO
Franken ZERO
Franken Zero Plus
CD 63
Soundstage amp
audiospace 2.8i

check my sig below for the first user. there are some useful info there.

Franken Zero is more energy and punchy and clean than stock zero.

DAC100 more musical than Franken zero. Better components and design.

CD63 more natural and analogue sounding and accurate. Deep punchy bass and soundstage is more on DAC 100 and Franken zero.

Last but not least, the Van Tan Hoh sounding of 102MKIII

This post has been edited by ccschua: Dec 22 2008, 07:25 PM

The buffer is good except I havent setup properly.

overall zero being budget dont have good components as compared to dac100. DAC100-> 10,000uF, MUR,etc

aiyo. no one comment on how is the KEF Cresta 10 + audiospace with 6V6 tube ah.

After listening much about Cresta even with Franken, I find it quite sweet.

The lower one is minimal Negative feedback. It gives the lowest distortion.

The upper position is more Negative feedback, more output power and more distortion.

I have been using it the long time. it is a entry level and compact.