Your thinking is flawed as using said cable has no benefit in this application.
Your opinion until you have tried it.
Yep… Your welcome to make whatever mods you feel necessary.
Unless I’m mistaken I don’t think you are on the list of interested purchasers.
See post # 1858 and 1888 above.
I think we are on target for $200 which includes shipping to the US lower 48 and using Paypal’s Friends and Family payment (no fees). If using standard payment through PayPal, buyer would pay the Paypal fees.
International shipping would be extra.
The board is “Stuffed” and complete and includes the internal power cable along with the external power connector for your external power cable.
It’s very simple to install.
- Remove top cover and Bridge II / Cover. Use a ground wrist strap for static protection.
- Slide this DS DAC EXTERNAL POWER CONTROLLER board in the Bridge II slot and fix with the 2 screws.
- Remove the power connector from analog board and connect to the DS DAC EXTERNAL POWER CONTROLLER boards [INTERNAL PSU IN] connector.
- Use supplied power cable and connect from analog board power connector to the DS DAC EXTERNAL POWER CONTROLLER boards [POWER OUT TO ANALOG BOARD] connector.
Note: all power connectors are keyed for correct polarity. - Test the unit by powering on the DAC AC switch “without” the external power supply connected. The DAC should work as it did before using the internal power supply. (NO LED) Internal power supply mode.
- Power down the unit with the AC switch on the back of the DAC. Connect the external power supply to the DS DAC EXTERNAL POWER CONTROLLER boards external connector and turn on the power supply “only” at this time. The LED on the Power board should light RED (Standby Mode)
- Power on the DAC’s AC switch. The LED should turn GREEN indicating you are now powered from the External Power Supply. (Normal External Power Mode).
*Always turn on the external power supply first or at the same time as the DAC AC power.
You can leave external power supply on 24/7 as the DS DAC EXTERNAL POWER CONTROLLER board will sequence the external power supply to the analog board at the correct time.
*** AS IN ALL MODIFICATIONS, WE TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MOD IF DONE INCORRECTLY OR OTHERWISE. THIS MOD IS DONE SOLELY AT THE OWNERS RISK. THIS WILL VOID ANY WARRANTY.
Thanks!
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So excited! Could you please provide a link to the female connector part that attaches to the cable so we can start constructing the cable? Thanks!
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That connector is supplied with the DS DAC EXTERNAL POWER CONTROLLER board however if you want to purchase your own to get started here it is.
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Even better! Thank you!!
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Hey there @jkrichards, I’m interested in one of these as well please.
Added to the list.
Thanks!
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Paypal buy button link will be sent via PM when boards are in stock.
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jkrichards. Please add me to your list.
Toolbox149
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Ok , got the new xs4400 installed and in the first hr , I could hear much more controlled bass slam as well as impact
The three dimensional holography is immediately noticeable
The center stage is deeper as well as layered much better
I can only imagine what it’s going to be in a few weeks
Now if Ps would get that octave streamer out
Or bridge 3. …
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I would be very interested if the Bridge was kept working. From what I see in the instructions, it’s removed completely.
Yes. Most of us doing these mods have removed the noisy Bridge a long time ago or have never use it in the first place. This mod uses the space where the bridge was designed to go so.
If you want to continue to have a networked option for DS input, my recommendation would be to do it via an external solution like an UltraRendu plus Matrix X-SPDIF2. Or even a networked laptop into the Matrix. The Matrix I2S sent into the DS is better to me than going Ethernet into the Bridge II. I’ve spent a bit of time comparing the two. There are more expensive ways to do this (potentially better), but used Rendus and Marixes are often found online for reasonable cost.
I prefer the sound I get from the Bridge to what I get from USB so I will continue to use it. Thanks for your reply.
I use a micro PC (HP Elitedesk 800) with JRiver to do all streaming. I run it through the Denafrips Hermes to cleanup and convert the signal to i2s as it is the best sounding option in my opinion. We did a comparison between the Matrix and the Hermes a couple weeks ago and the Hermes was the clear winner at least in our setup. The Bridge is just too noisy to use.
I’m definitely interested, and sorry to miss out on the first batch. I hope there will be enough interest for another. Thanks.
How do you connect the PC to the Hermes?