It is a user installable item with no soldering. The same Molex 4 pin plug on the board connects to the DC4 or ARC6 umbilical. The board is fixed within the Dave using the same screw holes where the smps was previously removed.
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Perhaps Sean or Vassil would supply disassembly diagrams. The most difficult part is disassembling Dave if you haven’t done that recently. 4 screws on the top don’t need removal, the way the lower circular piece is sandwiched between the “portal” and main chassis is a bit of a puzzle and getting your fingers in to remove the larger ribbon connector is a bit of finger yoga. But if you installed a DC4 cable installation of the cap board is straight forward.
Except I just remembered, you use M-Scaler. So that’ll lower the dB for -2.7. So DAC mode actually would never reach 6V on XLR. It’ll actually be about 4.4V
Where did you audition Dave? At a dealer? Was it broken in? Single ended output? Power chord with ferrites? Dave is quirky for it to sound great it needs to be optimized, dealers don’t do this.Hi all, I'm about 3 years into my audophile journey, and I have the Focal Utopia (2020/2022), LCD-5, Stellias. I love these headphones, and I feed them using my Chord Hugo 2 and Astell Kern SP2000. These are the best and favorite sources for me so far. I know that Dave and Dave w/ Mscaler is very highly regarded. So...I went to audition them. The Dave I know is the mega DAC that beats Hugo 2 in all respects, but sadly I couldn't hear it. I prefer the sound of Hugo 2. It's brighter and has more sparkle and clarity to me. I know the Dave and Mscaler are supposed to be the best of the best. So what am I missing? Am I not listening for the right things? Using top tier cables for all the connections, etc... Appreciate any advice. I would hate to miss out on the Dave just because I'm a newbie. When I first started my audio journey...I prefer Chord Mojo and Focal Arche. As time passed...I fell in love with Hugo 2 and Astell Kern Sp2000 that have more detail. thank you everyone! Welcome all advice and commentary
Thats the importance of listening before making a purchase. You saved thousands on something you learned you don’t need.Hi all, I'm about 3 years into my audophile journey, and I have the Focal Utopia (2020/2022), LCD-5, Stellias. I love these headphones, and I feed them using my Chord Hugo 2 and Astell Kern SP2000. These are the best and favorite sources for me so far. I know that Dave and Dave w/ Mscaler is very highly regarded. So...I went to audition them. The Dave I know is the mega DAC that beats Hugo 2 in all respects, but sadly I couldn't hear it. I prefer the sound of Hugo 2. It's brighter and has more sparkle and clarity to me. I know the Dave and Mscaler are supposed to be the best of the best. So what am I missing? Am I not listening for the right things? Using top tier cables for all the connections, etc... Appreciate any advice. I would hate to miss out on the Dave just because I'm a newbie. When I first started my audio journey...I prefer Chord Mojo and Focal Arche. As time passed...I fell in love with Hugo 2 and Astell Kern Sp2000 that have more detail. thank you everyone! Welcome all advice and commentary
Thanks I know
but Dave is unanimously loved and respected. What am I missing? Could you share you perspective how to compares to Hugo 2?
Standard power cable with USB Audioquest Diamond. Same that feeds the Hugo 2…
