Aye, everyone here just calls it the Scalford show ;) We just kind of bandy on along to :lol:
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Aye, everyone here just calls it the Scalford show ;) We just kind of bandy on along to :lol:
Okay the RE-building of an Audio Note DAC -3 into a DAC-6 Matriarch...
Two box operation.
Non-Oversampling-Tube rectifier-Shunts Plenty-Silver-Gold...the whole show:)
Here a heavy plateau..Lead-Birch-...and some serious Copper
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=67403;image
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=67407;image
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=67624;image
Made my Power Supply Connection Board
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=68346;image
One of the Power Supply Compartments finished
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=68659;image
A Picture of my heavily modified dac, little to do with a DAC 3 Audio Note in the end......
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=68663;image
New Digital Board (components that is) in Progress
Blackgates, Schottky, Kiwame, Mundorf Silver/Gold wire, Shunts etc.
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=68719;image
...and Oscons
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=68720;image
Cotton ....
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=68815;image
Awesome but how does it sound? I look at the photos and levels of construction and wonder every time I look, how does it sound?
This has to be the best ever DIY audio gear I have ever seen, it looks incredible and the passion and skill that has gone into it is breathtaking but my question stands how does it sound?
I guess it won't ever be answered :( anyway regardless keep up the good/interesting work.
Regards D S D L
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=68946;image
Filling the first PSU Compartment...
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=69094;image
...and the second..
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=69095;image
Clock PSU line
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=69121;image
Wonderful as ever Erik, thanks so much for taking the time to share your work, it's a pleasure to see real craftsmanship :)
Alway fun to fire-up the glassworks....:eek:
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=69123;image
Testing the PSU and guess what....yes it worked and already a stunning improvement compared to the "old" situation
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=69167;image
A heavy 3 mm copper lid with my jig-sawed Matriarch Elephant to decorate my DAC-6 Poer Supply
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=69341;image
One box finished
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=69345;image
Second Platform...same materials Ebony Lead Birch Copper
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=69427;image
The Box ...with Cocobolo-wood (same as the Pre Amp)
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=69495;image
My umbilicals to the PSU
http://www.htforum.nl/yabbse/index.p...ch=69597;image