1Z8X31100495331394 Should be here tomorrow! Interested to hear your thoughts regarding power supplies the Multi cell pack should be here next week. Thanks again everyone,Keith.
I completely agree with Alan, a decent DC supply, be it battery or otherwise, transforms the performance of the Young Dac. BTW, this holds true for many things; HiFi, Telly, some even say toasters ;-)
I don't regret buying the Lavry at all. It's a wonderful DAC and thus quite a serious contender. However, I have without a shadow of a doubt enjoyed more the music through the Young. It's not about 384 that's for sure, I suspect it's to do with the way it handles incoming data/jitter. The Young just doesn't seem to have the edginess that sometimes intruded on listening.
That's great news Keith, new boards and the battery pack.
Does the battery charger just switch off the charge function between a higher and lower trigger voltage, so that you get smooth voltage- uninterrupted by the slight noise of a trickle charge once it's fully charged?
I do think i slightly prefer the battery pack sound, but it's such a hassle using mine without an auto-switching function. I'll settle for the Teddy supply, I can't see any measured difference between them so I'm prepared to put my slight preference down to lower initial expectations for the battery pack.
Just found out that Les does his pre-amp cases for £35 including sled, so I'm going to repackage my power supply in that new case over the next couple of days.
Ugly, if you fancy a Superteddyreg supply let me know, i think I can bring myself to build one more before I lose the will to solder.
That's great news Keith, new boards and the battery pack.
Does the battery charger just switch off the charge function between a higher and lower trigger voltage, so that you get smooth voltage- uninterrupted by the slight noise of a trickle charge once it's fully charged?
I do think i slightly prefer the battery pack sound, but it's such a hassle using mine without an auto-switching function. I'll settle for the Teddy supply, I can't see any measured difference between them so I'm prepared to put my slight preference down to lower initial expectations for the battery pack.
Just found out that Les does his pre-amp cases for £35 including sled, so I'm going to repackage my power supply in that new case over the next couple of days.
Ugly, if you fancy a Superteddyreg supply let me know, i think I can bring myself to build one more before I lose the will to solder.
It only weighs 20Kg. That's not many Dacs unless they're just shipping pcb. Bergamo, that's a nice medieval town. Had salted-horse there, very tasty :-)
Simon has very kindly offered to build me a PSU, and I'm going to take him up on that once the new Young is in place. That means Andy (@Uzinusa) still has the key parts of a PSU up for grabs, if anyone is interested. He's happy to help noobs, but you will need someone who knows what they're doing to check your work for safety.
PM him if you're interested. The word is that a regulated PSU pushes the Young to appreciably greater heights.
Ok you guys all packed and posting tomorrow ,expect a familiar looking parcel Saturday morning, again I can't thank you enough for your patience. Very best wishes,Keith.
OK - early impressions on the power supply - Just excellent.
The Young DAC is a serious piece of kit regardless of price and the power supply doesn't change any of the good bits. It just sounds like a better Young now - a bit more weight to the presentation, definition too with percussive strikes - It can really really drive a groove now. The bass definition is one the strongest strengths of the Young, the new PSU makes it easier to appreciate during busy passages. There seems to be a bit more 'shape' to all the sounds now (how I hate talking in metaphors - I don't really know how to describe it but this flowery nonsense makes sense to me).
Sq, Alan, what Voltage are you driving your Young with? Have you noticed any difference when giving it different voltages. I had a play but was unconvinced with the objectivity of my findings. Having said that, I "felt" that giving it a few more than 15V had a beneficial effect.
Ah thanks. Yes, have a Teddy Pardo PS coming this way for my buddy's Antelope Zodiac Plus (also 18V) which I will demo in the next few weeks (again, demoed it a few months ago and came to obvious conclusion that this Antelope DAC had huge promise but needed more heft/weight in lower midrange plus). Paul Hynes also sending me an 18V PS for both DACs (2 different umbilicals) but that will go to another US demo first.
Ah - please keep us updated Ted - things are obviously quite experimental at this stage. I wouldn't be without mine now.
The strangest thing is my LDR passive pre also benefited to a similar degree with a decent 12v linear supply - who would have though that LDRs were fussy? Certainly not me...
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1Z8X31100495331394
Should be here tomorrow!
Interested to hear your thoughts regarding power supplies the Multi cell pack should be here next week.
Thanks again everyone,Keith.
Whatever power supply you choose, decent improvements can be made over stock. Let us know what you think when they arrive.
I quite wanted a Lavry for a long time.
Keith.
vb Keith.
Very best wishes,Keith.
Have you listened to one to see if the issues have been corrected?
The Young DAC is
a serious piece of kit regardless of price and the power supply doesn't
change any of the good bits. It just sounds like a better Young now - a
bit more weight to the presentation, definition too with percussive
strikes - It can really really drive a groove now. The bass definition
is one the strongest strengths of the Young, the new PSU makes it easier
to appreciate during busy passages. There seems to be a bit more 'shape'
to all the sounds now (how I hate talking in metaphors - I don't really
know how to describe it but this flowery nonsense makes sense to me).
:-D \:D/
Mine arrives tomorrow - cannot wait to try it.
Its on demo loan from Keith - that is at least until it kicks the arse of my CD player's internal DAC.
If it does i'll purchase and look for a better PSU.
BTW,. mine is at my US dealer being retrofitted with new board(s).
It seems every bit as good as the battery supply I used for a few weeks, so now I'm all set for my new Young to arrive.
The strangest thing is my LDR passive pre also benefited to a similar degree with a decent 12v linear supply - who would have though that LDRs were fussy? Certainly not me...