Hi
I have the TC-7520SE Caiman, no upgrades, I bought this last year from StanB.
I am looking at upgrading this cracker of a DAC (not buy a new unit).. so anyone know what I can do to this? bearing in mind I am not an electrical engineer
ta
Hi
I have the TC-7520SE Caiman, no upgrades, I bought this last year from StanB.
I am looking at upgrading this cracker of a DAC (not buy a new unit).. so anyone know what I can do to this? bearing in mind I am not an electrical engineer
ta
I can whistle with my fingers, especially if I have a whistle.
Going off the last time I heard it I personally wouldn't do anything with it and perhaps try adding a V-Link or hi-face into the equation instead. It seemed quite happy with my V-link II if I recall. I was initially skeptical about converters but it took my laptop audio to the next level.
One of these days... I'm going to cut you into little pieces.
Can always go for the Gator board Graham if its not in there already.
Swapping out the opamps can make a worthwhile improvement too.
Can recommend a few if you want to go down that road.
Lists of threads on here from a while back with recommended mods for your StanDac.
Go for the Gator upgrade, I believe Stan has a new batch due to the current revival of the Caiman. An absolute no-brainer and can be apllied by anyone that owns a screwdriver.
In addition try a linear Mark Grant psu and/or the cheap S/Booster. You can find its reviews in this forum.
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Steven
Feel like doing more to your Standac? Have a chat with Jimmy at Tirna:
http://www.tirnaelectronics.co.uk/#
A real professional and totally genuine person who once offered to drive from Scotland to my house in Lancashire to teach me soldering technique!
Jerry
Hifi: IPL transmission line floorstanding speakers, Squeezebox Touch, Denafrips Ares 11 DAC, DCB1 Pre-amplifier, Croft Series 7 power amp.
Custom Hifi cables HA10SE headphone amplifier and Hifiman HE-400 headphones.
AV system: LG 55B7, Denon AVR -x2300w receiver, Quad 12L (front) 11c Centre and 11L rear . Velodyne DD15 subwoofer.
Definitely recommend the Gator - works fantastically with the Brio-R and has a good headphone amp as a bonus over the passive output mod - I tried a few sets of caps on this mod, but the Gator just gave that bit more "oomph" to the sound.
Alex
Main System: Digital: HP Laptop/M2Tech Hiface/Logitech Media Server/FLAC; Marantz SA7001 KI Signature SACD Player and other digital stuff into Gatorised Beresford Caiman DAC Vinyl: Garrard 401/SME 3009 SII Improved/Sumiko HS/Nagaoka MP-30
Amplifier: Rega Brio R. Speakers: Spendor SP1. Cables: Various, mainly Mark Grant. Please see "about me" for the rest of my cr@p! Gallery
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Nice one Graeme - sit back and enjoy the music - it's what it's all about!
Alex
Main System: Digital: HP Laptop/M2Tech Hiface/Logitech Media Server/FLAC; Marantz SA7001 KI Signature SACD Player and other digital stuff into Gatorised Beresford Caiman DAC Vinyl: Garrard 401/SME 3009 SII Improved/Sumiko HS/Nagaoka MP-30
Amplifier: Rega Brio R. Speakers: Spendor SP1. Cables: Various, mainly Mark Grant. Please see "about me" for the rest of my cr@p! Gallery
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