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Chord Dave and lInear power supply

I had been using Chord Dave and Mscaler for 3 years.

 

I installed linear power supply by Farad which cost me around 3k Euros including three separate power supplies.

 

 

Wow it is worth every penny.

 

I get more clear separation of each instrument with more tuneful bass.

 

Also slight sibilance is  gone.

 

It is Dave +. after modification.

 

If you own Dave, you had better try it.

 

The installation is rather handy.

 

You need to follow instruction.

 

Thomas

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The only issue I have and other I have spoken with is the few failures with a horrible 1 year warranty most others 3-5 year , 

Teddy pardo may not be quite as refined but close and has a Very solid 3 year warranty , that gives one much more confidence.

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Farad LPs is still sensitive to EMI noise.

 

When I have above 60 $ unit in front of Farad, Dave’s sound got much fuller and cleaner.

 

It also works well with my Margules tube pre to similar effect.

 

Thomas

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After having above unit just in front of Farad LPS, violin sounds sweeter with natural tone.

 

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Late to the discussion, however I have also taken an upgrade path with the Dave - first with the M Scaler which added greatly to the depth, soundstage and detail (in a good way). Then last year, based on reviews and the fact that Sean Jacobs’ US tech rep lives nearby, I took the plunge and added Sean Jacobs DC4/ARC6 LSU to the DAVE. The change was utterly transformative- as one would hope from such an expensive piece of kit. One cld argue that it would have been better to simply purchase a top end $30K DAC rather than “upgrade” the DAVE piece by piece. However, a one time $30k spend was not in the cards for me. (I suppose one could make the same argument with the Innuos Zenith MK3+PhoenixUSB+PhoenixNET as I did for the same reason as opposed to going directly to the Statement.

Nonetheless, I couldn’t be happier with my system now with the DAVE/M Scaler/SJ LPSU. There may be future upgrades to my system, but I think my “Rube Goldberg” approach to the DAC will satisfy me for a good long time.  
 

Other major components:

Zenith MK3/PhUSB/PhNET

Pathos Heritage MKii integrated 

Tannoy Kensingtons

REL S/812

Transparent PowerIsolator 

The Sean Jacobs was the most recent add.  

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