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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Congrats on getting everything back up so quickly. Looking forward to your impressions. Will you be running it with the mscaler as well?
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Sounds like the Dave + Farad3 IPS upgrade became very musical for you. So you don't experience any harshness or fatigue? Does it still keep the same 3 dimensional/holographic feel to the music? When who tried you tried Dave + mScaler, did the mscaler have the farad3 upgrade? Was that setup...
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Thanks for the feedback Steve and your other posts on the Farad upgrade as well. Did you listen with the Mscaler? What were your impressions. When I changed power supplies on my Auralic G1 in the past, it made it gave the music more energy, but I also found I was getting a little bit of...
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Has anyone tested the new Farad upgrade on the 115 voltage? Anyone in the US with this upgrade yet? Does anyone know if the PCB that comes with this kit will protect against plugging the incorrect power supply voltage to each lead? (Reason that I ask is I move my Dave between upstairs and...
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Thanks for talking me down everyone…lol That was exactly the kind of input that I was looking for on the A90. I will definitely avoid it and also that site. Tempted to try the HPA4 but I will probably hold off since the headphones I have right now aren’t demanding. Guess I’m still searching...
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Anyone running the Topping A90 Headphone amp with Dave? I use the headphone amp in the Dave a lot, but I also own an iCan Pro. Just looking to mix things up for fun. I originally was looking at the the BenchMark HPA4, but looks like the A90 gets similar/better measurements and costs quite a...
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Interesting. What kind of difference did you notice for RCA vs XLR? I run RCA to my headphone amp and XLR to my speaker pre-amp/amp. I wonder if it would be better to split the RCA to both amps.
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Thanks for the reply, did you still have to spend a lot on BNC cables? Or does the Opto DX reduce the need for heavy/shielded cables?
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    I have a Dave and Mscaler with factory BNC cables. Which upgrade should I do next? Opto DX or Wave Storm BNC cables? Opto DX: https://audiowise-canada.myshopify.com/products/dx-optical-isolation-kit Wave storm: https://www.wavehighfidelity.com/storm-1/wave-storm-bnc-cable
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    Hugo M Scaler by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread

    I have a Dave and Mscaler with factory BNC cables. Which upgrade should I do next? Opto DX or Wave Storm BNC cables? Opto DX: https://audiowise-canada.myshopify.com/products/dx-optical-isolation-kit Wave storm: https://www.wavehighfidelity.com/storm-1/wave-storm-bnc-cable
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    HiBy R2 - HiBy's entry-level HiFi digital audio player

    Thanks for the details. Planning to hook mine up to a Mojo too. Is the touchscreen getting any better now that you have had in a minute? How does it sound? Do you get a usable Tidal interface? Can you navigate to your playlists or is it too slow?
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    HiBy R2 - HiBy's entry-level HiFi digital audio player

    Is it only a problem with that DAC? Hoping to hook the R2 to a Chord mojo. Does the touch screen work well if use another DAC? Can you navigate to tidal playlists?
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    HF filter On or Off? I have been running mine Off, but wanted to get everyone else's thoughts. I have Dave + MScaler.
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Wow...a lot going on in this thread....lol I am tempted to buy this cable right now on Amazon. I run a Bluesound Node 2i into the mscaler or Dave. You could hear that much of a difference?
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    CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

    Great writeup! You put many of my exact same thoughts into words. Very well written and great descriptions. I have the same thoughts about the Highs. It's hard to describe how pleasant they sound to someone that hasn't heard it. And then once you hear it, it's intoxicating and addicting, and you...
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