My Ebay AK4396 Dac up and running

[colin.hepburn]

Hi All
Well that’s the AK4396 Dac up and running
Still in standard mode and still needs a case I have ran it for the last 22 hour continues and it just gets better its power by two rapid TXs one 0-12-0-12 30VA and one 0-9-0-9volt 30VA but with just one side 0.9volt
One strange think thou about 20 minutes in from fire up it stop no sound and all the LED's were locked on this happened one time only well so far switching off and on again fixed this any ideas to what happened
I have also ordered new better op amp LM4562NA to try this DAC is looking to be very good

[john & Jake the dog]

Hi colin, good to see your project is making some good sounds.
What Dac is it and what chip does it use?
I look at these Chinese ones all the time(I presume it is) and wonder about the screw connections, do you feel they are adequate?

[pre65]

I will give you a link (again )

Just buy one, it's not expensive and you won't be disappointed.

The DAC chip is AK4396.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1106864493...#ht_4062wt_877

I wonder about the screw connections, do you feel they are adequate? YES.

[colin.hepburn]

Originally Posted by john & Jake the dog

Hi colin, good to see your project is making some good sounds.
What Dac is it and what chip does it use?
I look at these Chinese ones all the time(I presume it is) and wonder about the screw connections, do you feel they are adequate?

Hi John
Yep this is the DAC that Philip was on about it is highly recommended by other over at audio talk as well I have it connected to my marantz 52SE makes this player in to a different animal as does with the arcam
I don’t like the screw connections ether but that’s easy to change the dac is a tweakers delight as its availably as a kit or built just add the TXs i am getting a second one in kit form and adding a valve buffer this dac has only cost me about £54 quid so far just get one as philip has said its a no brainer john

[john & Jake the dog]

Hi sorry to be a pain, but there seem to be a lot of confusing choices of diy dacs out ther (China).
Then theres this one, seems to be the same again but with different caps, do you think the sound will be the same? This one is local

In your kits were the tiny legged chips soldered on already?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CS8416-AK4...ht_1044wt_1024

[pre65]

That one has the AK4393 DAC chip, like my one. Some say the AK4396 is fractionally better, others can't tell the difference.

My one came as a kit, with all the bits in a bag, but the SM parts were already soldered on.

Some kits do come with different coloured caps.

[colin.hepburn]

John
it depends who you get it from i think but just ask them if they will solder all six chips on the PCB thats what i did and there were only to happy to do it for me but i decided to get the built one instead
whoever you get it from this is the full name of the dac
DAC 2496 (AK4396) CS8416 DAC Board 24BIT 192K
Heres the Schematic

[john & Jake the dog]

right , I'm convinced now, think I'll go for the made up one in philips link.

[colin.hepburn]

Originally Posted by john & Jake the dog

right , I'm convinced now, think I'll go for the made up one in philips link.

Nice One john you won’t regret it I’m just warming up my JE EL34 Single ended Amp and pouring myself a large one could be a late one

[colin.hepburn]

Originally Posted by colin.hepburn

Nice One john you won’t regret it I’m just warming up my JE EL34 Single ended Amp and pouring myself a large one could be a late one

Well the drink is finished and the last CD is on Pink Floyd's Dark Side the Dac is good