Hi oldson

I have a question regarding the Mascot PSU you use with your V-DAC. I also have a V-DAC and I posted on the "Musical Fidelity V-DAC owners?" thread a few days ago, but had no replies:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f7/mus...1/index45.html

I bought a Maplin PSU but it exhibits a high frequency buzz over my speakers, apart from that I think it sounds a bit better than the stock PSU. I would like to eliminate the buzz, I believe it is because the Maplin PSU is a switched mode PSU. Is the Mascot PSU switched mode or linear? In the specification it is described as linear, but I am sceptical. Would I here buzzing with this PSU on my setup?

Why are you considering selling your V-DAC, are you not happy with it? Or just want to try something new?

Thanks!

I owned the Musiland MD10 and gave the VDAC a try- I liked it better as it wasn't as bright or as harsh as the MD10 (don't know why, my ears told me). I was looking for something much higher end in my estimation and thought the Audio-gd Ref-1 might be that as it offers so much more in the way of hardware over the VDAC (it has to account for something, right?). The Ref-1 is much better and more refined than the VDAC (across the board) for sure but it's not mind-blowing like so many describe their upgrades. That said, I don't think I could ever sell the Ref-1 as I am completely spoiled with the quality of sound and going backwards is not an option for me.
My point is- the VDAC is a great value and would satisfy most sane listeners (not most of us I'm guessing).

"I liked it better as it wasn't as bright or as harsh as the MD10 (don't know why, my ears told me"

could this be because it upscales everything? or were you using usb on the v-dac too?

I don't know if this may help but I just did an A/B comparison to the V-Dac to the Bel Canto DAC 2 and I thought the Bel Canto had slightly better bass and resonance. The V DAC is still a good pick though and recommended if you want a slightly smoother sound from CD playback.