Hi Cornan - I did try it with the original 9V setup and it drained the 9V battery in a little over 30 minutes - not really practical... :( Michael

I opted to use 6 x AA as previously mentioned - and there seems to be a slight increase in SQ across the board compared to using the 9V block battery - not to mention an apparent increase in runtime - the 6 x AA started out at 7.62 V, and after about 4-5 hours playing, still showing 7.5V I also...

If you google batteries in series, parallel, you can find all you need, as I should have done , rather than imposing on Abartels time and goodwill However, after a bit a research, it seems as if recharging Lipo batteries is almost a " take your life in your own hands" scenario - as regards the...

Thanks for the A123 info, Abartels Any chance you could PM me a wiring diagram and link to a suitable charger? Thanks again , Michael

I echo Cornan's thoughts on Battery SQ over the supplied PS And Abartels advice would be a better choice than just using a 9V block battery as I do But you can just try the 9V idea for approx $5 and then progress to Abartels idea , if you hear any improvement Michael

It works fine as long as your DAC is self powered and not drawing any power through the Regen   Or you could get one  of these https://www.adafruit.com/products/67  

I have just been using  a regular 9V battery ( the sort you use in a smoke detector)   with the usual clip and a 2.1mm plug soldered on the end - have used it for about 4-5 hours so far and it's still reading 8.2V - based on this I will be getting a 9V rechargeable and charger Michael

Hi fapman -don't waste money on those "cheap" Chinese Power cables - they are poor quality rip-offs The 1st replier missed out 3 important words  - " in my opinion" There are plenty of people who do in fact hear improvements with  many different  Power cables( including DIY) Michael

Here is the link to a new post on Stereonet from a local Adelaide customer http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/index.php/topic/99061-new-konvertible-lite-usb-cables/   Michael

Hi Bernie - as the poster mentions that he will continue listening for another couple of weeks,  there may be an update And still to hear from my Adelaide customer........ Re: 5V lead - only mentions that he used the K lite with the 5V unplugged Michael

Hi again Bernie and any other interested parties - just received this initial report from a second local tester Although  this tester slightly favours the Curious cable, I am happy to post all findings, regardless of whether they are  good, bad or indifferent..... because         I am...

as with the Curious USB Cable - but the Curious Cable does not distance the +5V wire from the data wires - it only does so with the GND wire.   The Curious cable is actually the reverse of the above statement - the 5V wire is distanced from the Data wires ( as a thin coaxial wire wrapped...

Hi Bernie, nothing yet, but keeping my fingers crossed for a report by the end of this week

Hi All, a couple of initial impressions of the K-lite cables The first is for the K-lite 160, the second 160 & 500   I have been unable to "burn in" I only have about 4-5 hrs. it seems to provide more detail but overall not superior to Wireworld Starlight .3m. I will keep you informed. I'm...

Hi Bernie, I am arranging with a local Adelaide customer (using Curious link between Regen/DAC) to audition/compare a K-lite 160 and a K-lite 500( between PC/Regen) I will post his comments ASAP Michael