New FARAD Level 2 Silver Mod for Chord DAVE!

Mscaler pulls requires 12-15 watts. It runs perfectly on 12 watts from lifepo4 batteries. When on full 1 million tap upsampling it only pulls 10 watts total. So a medium sized lifepo4 battery will give you 24 hours of use. I use the Bluetti EB55, I have two of these power stations on rotation so one’s always ready, each given exactly 24 of use. I am using the 2.1mm to 2.5mm Ghent Audio Gotham quad shielded power cables and Audiowise DC RF-Stops for as perfect as it gets black background. Once you taste lifepo4 in your system it’s hard to go back to A/C. It’s just so much better than any hi-end power conditioner.
 

… the M-Scaler is supposed to pull a ton of current.. how big is that battery and how long does it last? 

@nkj Once you get an Mscaler put it on galvanic isolation with the OPTO-DX from Audiowise, then next level is putting the transmitter and receiver and Mscaler on separate lifepo4 batteries! Ultimate setup with DAVE! 


 

I have this set up as well. As jaded as I am its difficult not to be impressed with the Farad upgrade. The Dave is still a top tier DAC imo and in the used market-makes a lot of sense. I am keeping my eye out for an m scaler.

brandonhifi,

"I chose the FARAD silver level 2 upgrade over the Sean Jacobs DC4 Arc 6 because it’s 6k cheaper." This hobby is so funny. Sean Jacobs makes two power supplies for the Dave, one at $7K and the other is $10K. Depending on the power cord the end-user has, the cost differential isn’t $3K or $6k, because the Sean Jacobs doesn’t require three power cords. You are correct, if the end-user doesn’t use upgraded power cords.

@carlsbad 

awesome! Yea awesome upgrade. I have my mscaler on lifepo4 batteries with Audiowise OPTO-DX which I believe is the biggest upgrade possible for our DAVE Mscaler setup.

I installed mine 6 weeks ago. I am embarassed to say that I overlooked the M scaler and it is still on a switching power supply. the Farad for it is in transit.

Installed in 20 minutes. Very easy. I bought nice 12 awg power cords and am very happy with the improvements.

Farads are in the bottom left corner. 

Jerry