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Tue, 13 September 2005 10:13

FredT
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This dac continues to impress me. This morning I did the first upgrade, replacing the cheap electrolytic output caps with Northcreek Zen 3uF metallized polypropylene. Fortunately the case consists of separate metal panels for the front, back, sides, top, and bottom, so it's easy to take it apart and work on the circuit board without having to unsolder any connections. The parts on this board, like most digital components, are small, so it was good that I used caps with stranded leads. I was able to cut all but three or four of the individual wires that form each lead, and even then it was hard to get them through the tiny holes in the board.

I wish I could say I hear an improvement, but it's so hard to tell that I will just rely on my faith that a quality metal poly cap sounds better than a 50 cent electrolytic.

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		Interesting DAC Bargain - $135 By: FredT on Mon, 15 August 2005 13:19
		Re: Interesting DAC Bargain - $135 By: Wayne Parham on Mon, 15 August 2005 16:48
		Re: Interesting DAC Bargain - $135 By: FredT on Tue, 16 August 2005 07:02
		Re: Interesting DAC Bargain - $135 By: akhilesh on Tue, 16 August 2005 06:17
		Re: Interesting DAC Bargain - $135 By: jim denton on Tue, 23 August 2005 15:38
		DAC 60 or 72 By: FredT on Tue, 30 August 2005 07:05
		Re: DAC 60 or 72 By: jim denton on Wed, 31 August 2005 09:08
		Non-Oversampling versus Oversampling DACs By: FredT on Fri, 02 September 2005 19:40
		Re: Non-Oversampling versus Oversampling DACs By: Wayne Parham on Sat, 03 September 2005 00:43
		Re: DAC 60 or 72 By: bluemeteor on Sat, 11 February 2006 14:25
		DAC-60 or 72? How about the DAC-68? By: FredT on Thu, 15 September 2005 14:16
		One More Time - What's an LPF? By: FredT on Thu, 15 September 2005 18:55
		Re: One More Time - What's an LPF? By: Wayne Parham on Thu, 15 September 2005 22:50
		DOH! By: FredT on Fri, 16 September 2005 04:28
		Re: DOH! By: Wayne Parham on Fri, 16 September 2005 04:54
		It's Singing In My System By: FredT on Wed, 07 September 2005 07:53
		Interim Report By: FredT on Fri, 09 September 2005 16:43
		2nd Interim Report By: FredT on Mon, 12 September 2005 07:38
		Upgrade By: FredT on Tue, 13 September 2005 10:13
		Re: Upgrade By: Wayne Parham on Tue, 13 September 2005 20:54
		Opportunity To Hear The DAC-AH By: FredT on Sun, 18 September 2005 13:45
		Re: Opportunity To Hear The DAC-AH By: Wayne Parham on Mon, 19 September 2005 05:43
		DAC-60 Arrived Today By: FredT on Mon, 26 September 2005 18:42
		Re: DAC-60 Arrived Today By: Wayne Parham on Mon, 26 September 2005 21:14
		First Upgrade By: FredT on Fri, 30 September 2005 10:40
		Second Upgrade By: FredT on Fri, 18 November 2005 10:31
		Re: Second Upgrade By: Wayne Parham on Fri, 18 November 2005 13:18
		Re: Second Upgrade By: rick on Sat, 08 April 2006 10:59
		It isn't that great IMO. By: mac on Sat, 22 October 2005 15:01

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