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I hope it utilizes bleeder resistors; it would be unpleasant to be vaporized when poking around inside something like that.

This Galle DAC is certainly interesting (both Mk I and II), and cool looking in a retro/deco Fleetwood Sound or Fern & Roby sort of way. I suspect it may look even better in person.

I will be interested to hear what the initial reviewers think of it. There is certainly a lot of money invested in the casework and I am always a little suspect until I can actually see the insides of something - I should probably live in Missouri.

I still haven’t heard anything that makes me want to replace my Mojo Audio X SE with nano-crystalline chokes and AD-1862N-Z chips, including the Tambaqui or the Merason DAC1 MkII. Totaldac is on my list to try if I get the chance but I will wait on considering the Galle until more information comes out.

@mikhailark

Not a typo or mistake. It is part of the design. Just under 2000 farads. Other design features of both models are on the website.

Cinnamon is not likely to show internal pics as they are trying to protect some innovation under the hood. Both models do not have a conventional analog stage, but rather use a more direct output method.  
 

@mitch2

I read your 6 dac review thread and you did a wonderful job! I also owned the Mojo Audio Evo Pro which Ben helped me upgrade it with all possible upgrades. I did most of the upgrade work including installing Belleson Op amps, Lundahl amorphous chokes, better internal wire, additional shielding/dampening and other bits. Ben makes fantastic dacs and the Evo Pro is one example.

I thought it was going to be my last dac as it sounded so natural, unforced and has that wonderful bottom up sound with great body, foundation and fullness. Many good dacs can’t match the Evo Pro in that last area.

Then I listened to the Tron Atlantic Signature dac and it was the first dac that moved me even more than the Evo Pro. Improved realism and a purity of sound that the Evo Pro could not match. The Tron had me and my wife in tears as it emotionally connected to some of our favorite music in a special way. I purchased the Tron🙂.

As an FYI, I also had the Merason Dac 1 mkII for in home audition, but preferred the Evo Pro slightly.

When we heard the Cinnamon Galle dac we were smitten. It elevated my digital front end in ways that surprised me. The Galle is the rightest sounding digital piece I have ever heard. You find yourself listening with the heart and turning off your mind. No more listening for this or that audiophile sound adjective. The music sounded so real and enjoyable. No matter how loud or how mediocre the recording, we found ourselves relaxing into the music and hearing many recordings for the first time. The mighty Tron was unseated and we could not go back. My wife knew what we spent to get that Tron dac and she knew the price of the Galle, however she said the Galle is just too special to ignore. We purchased the Galle 🙂.

@lalitk

Good response on the benefits of copious amounts of filter capacitance. I will also add that the 2000 farads of filtering capacitance is not the only trick used in the separate power supply. It also uses three high quality and well shielded power transformers to feed the power needs of the dac. Each power feed is separated including its own umbilical feed into the dac.

Power supplies greatly impact the sound of a dac. A great power supply can eliminate noise and artifacts that steal realism. All that filter capacitance helps eliminate noise!

If you do a search on Supercapacitors/Ultracapacitors which are used in the Galle Model II, then you will learn that the uf values are much higher than conventional capacitors. They have much lower voltage ratings however.   Not a problem in a non-tube dac as voltage requirements are around 3.3v to under 20V max.  

The chassis is also an important part of the design and overall sound. Cinnamon went to great lengths to eliminate noise and artifacts introduced by vibration and other external forces like EMI/RFI.

I have not heard the Galle Model II, but plan to shortly! Not in my home, but in Colin’s listening studio. The standard Galle is all this Audiophile will ever need or want. Sure Bill. Ha!