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Interesting! Do you mean Z foils being fitted to the RPi or to the IQ-Audio DAC+?
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The RPi (I think), Greg. I'll get full details tomorrow from Duncan, and take a couple of pics :)
Marco.
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Ah, Alles Klar! Should be an interesting one :)
Marco.
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Oooh, sounds very interesting, Duncan. :) I'd be interested in the upgrade too.
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My new sig should be: 'Leave nothing un-pimped'... :eyebrows:
Marco.
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lol...SPPPV (Sound Per Pimped Pound Value)
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Well, they're in....
Lol - job done! :)
It was upgrading the resistors in the IQ-Audio DAC, as Dunc outlined, which have now been fitted with Z-Foils... All I can say is :wow: :eek: :eek:
It's a royal pain in the ass though, removing the existing surface-mount resistors, which are not much bigger than a pin head, and trying to solder-in standard sized ones (with tails) in their place, without at the same time lifting the track on the PCB, with the heat of the soldering iron!! :doh:
Not a job for the fainthearted, and certainly not something I'd recommend for anyone but the most able and confident at that type of task. Worth it, however, sonically? You betcha! :)
Marco.
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I can't find the 'this thread is worthless without pic' gif
But, this thread is worthless without pic! ;-)
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Lol, you mean this... :worthless:
Unfortunately, the pic we took didn't turn out very good. It's not an easy thing to photograph well. Just imagine two Z-Foils in place of the original SMD output filter resistors, and you'll have it! :eyebrows:
Marco.
