Chord Dave and lInear power supply

Purple fuse update for the Farad Supplies on the Dave,

To my ear , more body, better separation and sense of space. If you don't use or believe in fuses- I respect that. Just offering my impressions on my experience.

Now, looking for impressions for those that use a Dave and M scaler- what to expect and if you use any isolation products as well. 

Everything said here about upgrading an SMPS to LPS has been my exact experience. It gives a huge performance boost for comparatively little outlay.

If you have a component that accepts external SMPS input, then try out the Farad or something like the Uptone JS-2 (dual outputs which are voltage switchable).

If you have a favorite component with internal SMPS, get a LPS custom built to slot into the mounting holes of the SMPS.

@nkj 

I had tried isolation transformer on Dave.

It improved the sound significantly.

But with it, I hear some ground hum since they are not grounded in the same earth.

Thus  I stopped using isolation transformer on Dave.

best

Thomas

Had anyone installed Farad to your Dave?

If so, please chime in your impression.

As 5 weeks after initial installation, it is the best 3k$ spent on my digital system.

Dave + (with Farad) sounds fuller  with vivid sound.

Thomas

I installed mine last week and it’s been settling in.   Overall I agree with what everyone has said.   It improves everything the Dave does well- depth of soundstage as improved and I’ve noticed increased transparency.  Some lyrics that were smeared before are completely clear.  An excellent upgrade!

I did notice that it brightened my system a bit.  Not sure if that is because of the silver leads that Farad uses or the different powercords I’m using now.  I was using an Audioquest Dragon before but there is no way I can afford afford putting three of those on the DAVE.