GL, you missed out my extra Moon order in Post #1368

GL, RM114 transferred 15min ago. Thx.

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Added on September 21, 2008, 8:51 pmHi Chua, sounds like a good upgrade! Where can we buy this RCA and silver cable for our upgrade?

I notice that you didn't do the BA caps mod to your OPA... is that because you're not using the extension cable?

As always, thanks for sharing all these valuable info!

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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...

Vampire has a model that's made using OFC Copper but cost a lot more at CAN$23.95! The CMC at US$10 per pair is a good price comparatively.

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.

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!

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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!


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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.

GL, looks like it's posted on it's website that it will be freebee... yes, hope we will get it also! Thanks Chua for the info.

Eddy mentioned that he has some Oyaide 4N Copper. Those are really high grade cables. Maybe worth while to get those and save on shipping? I'm also more interested in copper.

Hi Eddy, you're at Old Klang Road? Not a problem for me to go over. GodLuv is in Ipoh though...

BTW, 0.1mm is really thin. Is that sufficient to carry the signal? You obviously have tried it so what's your opinion on it? Also, how much will it cost for enough to link the 2 RCA? Thanks!

I don't mind sharing to get some since it's not expensive. GL, have you checked this out? A bit more expensive than the Take 5 one but I think cryo treated copper can make a difference. http://www.cryo-parts.com/cryopartscu.html

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Added on September 30, 2008, 10:37 pmThat's very, very kind of you Eddy! Thank you very much before hand.

Now, to do such experiments, I wish I have another Zero like Chua... haha.

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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...

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GL, amount transferred at 5+ today. Did you get my earlier PM on additional Zero?

GL, what ru upgrading to?

Hi Chua, when you said new power supply and clock, do you mean for Abel's CD73 or for Zero?

I saw from one of your previous post that you're going to mod your caps. I'm wondering if can also purchase those caps together with you? I think that's the final step to squeeze the rest of SQ from the Zero. Thanks!

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Eh? Abel fried his Zero? Opps...

Chua, I'm interested but the shipping is really murder! Could farnell be a better place to order from as Abel suggested? Will you also be getting the 4x Sanyo OS-CON + 4x PIO bypass as stated under "Worthwhile cost effective subs - the 4 x 100uf 25V caps around the dac chip"?

I've never done mods before so can only depend on those with the experience for suggestions so I'll just wait for Chua to confirm what to get.

Chua, if the total cost is not too much, I'll most probably get 2 set of caps coz I've ordered another Zero from Steve for office use. Can't listen to standard audio output after using Zero on my laptop. :-)

Chua, so you're buying on your own? Can you post the link here so I can order also? And this is to replace which part? Thanks.

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Added on October 30, 2008, 11:09 pmOh, thanks for posting the list. How many pieces do I need for each?

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Hi Chua, if you want, I can share with you to split the shipping since 1 pack has 30 pieces.