awkwardbydesign
08-03-2017, 12:05
SOLD
I have had this DAC for a number of years, as an upgrade from the Valab DAC, also a NOS Teradak design. It has only been supplanted by a Benchmark DAC3 at over £2000, which has additional features that I now want. It IS a better sounding DAC, but at that price it ought to be!
The Chameleon was designed as a response to all the modders who took the Valab as far as it would go, and as such has space inside for bigger and better caps, plus other changes. Naturally I went beyond even that! :rolleyes: After trying various caps I settled on Russian KBG PIO caps, bypassed with FT-1 Teflons. But they have to sit on top of the case, with solid silver wire links to the board. I will include the original Wima 4.7uF MKS caps, and a pair of Valab polypropylene caps in case you want play or keep everything inside the case. But the KBG caps are the ones I settled on.
I also tried different I/V conversion resistors, including Shinkoh tantalums, Takman metal film and carbon film, but the Texas Components naked foil were clear winners.
This is not the latest version of the Chameleon, but I don't know if they are better or not.
I am asking £160 inc p&p, and if the buyer wants me to I will resolder the Wima caps back in place. But I wouldn't advise it, personally. The other caps will be included anyway.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/awkwardbydesign/20170302_161119_zpsvsfnyhie.jpg
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/awkwardbydesign/20170302_161321_zpsrvi1j1hp.jpg
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/awkwardbydesign/20170308_113012_zpssmiasa2a.jpg
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/awkwardbydesign/20170308_113056_zpscxowojwo.jpg
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I have had this DAC for a number of years, as an upgrade from the Valab DAC, also a NOS Teradak design. It has only been supplanted by a Benchmark DAC3 at over £2000, which has additional features that I now want. It IS a better sounding DAC, but at that price it ought to be!
The Chameleon was designed as a response to all the modders who took the Valab as far as it would go, and as such has space inside for bigger and better caps, plus other changes. Naturally I went beyond even that! :rolleyes: After trying various caps I settled on Russian KBG PIO caps, bypassed with FT-1 Teflons. But they have to sit on top of the case, with solid silver wire links to the board. I will include the original Wima 4.7uF MKS caps, and a pair of Valab polypropylene caps in case you want play or keep everything inside the case. But the KBG caps are the ones I settled on.
I also tried different I/V conversion resistors, including Shinkoh tantalums, Takman metal film and carbon film, but the Texas Components naked foil were clear winners.
This is not the latest version of the Chameleon, but I don't know if they are better or not.
I am asking £160 inc p&p, and if the buyer wants me to I will resolder the Wima caps back in place. But I wouldn't advise it, personally. The other caps will be included anyway.
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/awkwardbydesign/20170302_161119_zpsvsfnyhie.jpg
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/awkwardbydesign/20170302_161321_zpsrvi1j1hp.jpg
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/awkwardbydesign/20170308_113012_zpssmiasa2a.jpg
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/awkwardbydesign/20170308_113056_zpscxowojwo.jpg
http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m604/awkwardbydesign/20170308_103432_zpstjjr7pbf.jpg