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Hi Dan,Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Giovanni
I don't have much (if any) technical experience :lol: Thank you for offering help!
Yes, the regs gave -8v even when not connected to the DAC. IIRC, nothing got dangerously hot on the faulty reg, at least not noticeably hotter than the functioning one.
Cheers,
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by squeezethatbuffalo
Oh so true.
I'm (im)patiently waiting for their USB transport...
(After (im)patiently waiting for Buff2 ;p)
Hi 'Spirit',
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Cheers! :cool:
Marco.
OK, next is the raw supply the same on both sides? Also, the voltage across C16 should be the same as that across C6. Ditto R5 and R15, and ZD1 and ZD2.Quote:
Originally Posted by squeezethatbuffalo
Hi Dan,Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Giovanni
Sorry for the late reply, I just came back from a trip ;)
Since I didn't have any spare parts at hand, I decided to send them back to UCC for repairs. Turns out that the 2SK170GR and LM336 5V were broken. Repairs incl. shipping were free. I guess that is why they don't sell kits/modules overseas :lol:
Edit: Have you had the opportunity to listen to the Legato+Jensens? I hope that the transformers sound better with a proper I/V stage. They do in my case!
Cheers,
Heh, I know how you feel. By the way, do you happen to have the same ID on another UK audio forum?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spirit
Finally got everything to work properly, whew! :eyebrows:
BufII is powered by Paul Hynes Z1P5v45, Volumite by a separate LT1086 5v supply, and each channel of the Legato gets its own Golden Reference bipolar supply+transformer.
Legato is mostly stock, I switched the FW caps to BC037s, and used MKP2000 3.3uf over Muse ES. The Lundahl transformers are hidden under the Legato board. I tried the compact Wima 6.8uf caps, and they actually sounded fine. However, the bass was a bit bloated and muddy in my system, so they had to go. The MKP2000s are still running in, but they already sound better to my ears. More transparent sound, better separation - maybe it's the "tidiness" Leo talked about - and "normal" bass (probably due to lower capacitance though).
Although I like my old Buffalo alot, the BufII is obviously in a different class. I'd like to compare the BufII+Legato to much pricier Sabre 9018 DACs, such as the DAC202 and Moon 750D. Now I just need find someone who owns one of those DACs in Taiwan :lol:
Oh, almost forgot about the pic! Here ya go, and sorry again about the iPhone quality picture. I'll update a better one soon® (lol, can't help it).
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/9376/img0090se.jpg
Cheers,
Looks good Alex. I've been looking at these,and also the Rakk dac. That gets pricy if you opt for the valve output stage though.
Thanks Ali! As you know, my friend is going to make me a VC-less valve pre, and I'm not sure I want that many tubes in my system. Okay, the main reason is that I probably need a new, taller case to fit the valve output stage, and I'm too lazy. :lol:
Edit: I just realized that you're talking about Rakk's active output stage, not the BufII valve output stage. Silly me!
Coming on nicely Alex, well done :smoking: Glad to see you got the faulty reg sorted too