Hi, Maybe the wrong forum for anything "Low budget", but reality dictates that I try to get the best bang for as few bucks as possible, so here goes:
I have a touch, playing into a Cambridge Azur 640 multi-purpose decoder/amp (multimedia + music), which I just discovered can't handle anything over 96KHz PCM. I like listening to classical vocal (opera, Lieder, etc) and have identified that a nasty hard-edge to some voices may be at least partially attributable to low-def digital sources, so am trying to upgrade both source material and equipment to handle higher def. As I'm on a very tight budget, I decided to go for a SMSL 'Sanskrit PRO-B DAC' (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2015-new-Sanskrit-decoder-DAC-6-anniversary-edition-Optical-fiber-coaxial-USB-input-support-mobile-phones/32409198095.html) I'm also running out of power sockets and am running more equipment than I'd like (including my touch) from original wall warts, so decided at the same time, to invest in a 'cheap, dual linear power supply' (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/WL-Hifi-2-way-linear-power-supply-DC-2-USB-preamp-DAC-external-linear-PSU-amplifier/32249266485.html). A polite request at this point not to be too rude that I didn't spend the extra 1000$ on something that will sound better. I didn't and I can't. However, as I'm aware that I didn't buy the best and as I' also aware that power supply is likely to be a major source of degradation, I'd like also to implement a CHEAP alternative to the ' iFi Audio DC iPurifier Audiophile DC Power Filter' (http://www.ebay.com/itm/iFi-Audio-DC-iPurifier-Audiophile-DC-Power-Filter/391548685062?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38530%26meid%3D21c3d15354374cb79a9b36b8ce7c248b%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D18%26sd%3D391393315448) as close as possible to the power inputs to both the touch and the DAC. I see a number of cheap choke+caps filters available, similar to http://www.readymaderc.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=11_15&products_id=138 Amperage may be a limitation on some of these. As you know, the Touch draws 5V at about 2.5 A, while the DAC needs 9V at 2.5W (0.28A) - if I' m to believe the web page. What would be my best bet to filter as well as possible, without spending much money? BR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learnincurve's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64807 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106141 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
