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. 

I recently installed the Farad power supplies on my Dave.

Really transformational. I will of course try the fuse upgrades next. I am on the hunt for and m scaler now.

The retrofit is very easy and completely reversible if need be.

Everything Dave does well is better,

Space, depth, air around instruments- sometimes Dave could be strident or lean- gone.

Well worth the upgrade IMO if you want to keep the Dave. I just got mine used recently so for my all in price it is was worth it.

I have ordered purple fuses.. I will report back with the potentially controversial observations, lol.

When I have heard the Mscaler on lesser Chord Dacs I have been suitably impressed by the results. Others here say M-scaler was not positive for them.

I will try to borrow one and see what it is all about with the Dave. I will hear Aries Cerat Kassandra in the next while as well.

Cheers,

@rshad0000  I know you will be impressed.

It's not debatable and not a nuance- its obvious.

While isolating the 5V line is a good idea- too much surgery for this DAC I'm capable of doing it but not interested in attacking the board on a product of this level.

Many of my audio experiments over the years have been power supplies- when you get them correct - there is always a positive difference in my experience.

Good luck.