Originally Posted by
leo
Regulation and I/V stage design is just a couple of the things which tended to let a lot of the TDA1541 based dacs down
If Sony used classic op-amp I/V implementation and this was upgraded to something say without fb, regulation upgraded to lower noise and those tired old capacitors replaced it probably would improve performance no end
I think anything tired and old has already been removed from this.
Here are details of Audiocom mods done to date.
MAIN POWER SUPPLIES & REGULATION
4x Black Gate N capacitors for power supply decoupling.
4x Black Gate C capacitors for power supply decoupling
2x Black Gate FK capacitors for analogue regulation bypass.
1x Black Gate N capacitors for digital regulation bypass.
1x Invisus 2 regulator for +5V digital supply.
DIGITAL BOARD
Multiple Rubycon ZA bulk decoupling capacitors.
Multiple Black Gate NX Hi-Q HF decoupling capacitors.
AUDIO BOARD
2x Black Gate N regulation output bypass capacitors.
2x Black Gate NX Hi-Q input regulation bypass capacitors.
28x Black Gate NX Hi-Q for coupling 2x TDA1541.
Superclock 4-S master clock oscillator.
2x Black Gate STD analogue decoupling.
LME49710 op-amps for I/V conversion.
WBT NextGen cu RCA phono plugs.
Ian.
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Linn Akurate DSM,Naim 32.5 pre amp Hicap,Naim Snaxo Hicap,3x Naim 250 power amps,Active Naim NBLs.
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