[project86]

I've used various power supplies rated at 5V and all work fine. Although now I notice the prototype version I have actually states 5V/3A so I guess that changed for the production model. But I know other people use 5V supplies as well, and I've never heard of a problem.

 

[thebigcanman]

My R2R has a very minor static sound in the right channel. It increases/decreases with the volume. Final Hail Mary is a new set of interconnects to make sure it’s not any kind of interference but I’m not hopeful.

What’s the next best thing? One of the Audio GD DACs? Amethyst? Hmmmm

 

[PopZeus]

What’s the next best thing? One of the Audio GD DACs? Amethyst? Hmmmm

Not familiar with the Amethyst but if you're happy with the sound with the Airist, the Denafrips might be more of what you like. My Audio-gd DAC is more colored than the Ares II.

 

[thebigcanman]

Not familiar with the Amethyst but if you're happy with the sound with the Airist, the Denafrips might be more of what you like. My Audio-gd DAC is more colored than the Ares II.

The denafrips is interesting for sure.

I have a chord mojo as well (it sucks). The thing I like best about the R2R is that it doesn’t have that artificial detail/treble. I might go looking for a TDA NOS dac as well, which are plentiful on eBay but none are reviewed.

 

[sajunky]

What’s the next best thing? One of the Audio GD DACs? Amethyst? Hmmmm

If you are happy with bunch of opamps in Airist then fine. You go for Amethyst, you get TPA6120A2 chip. Not bad, but not really appropriate in this price range.

Otherwise R2R-11 should give you immediate improvements, but you are entering a dangerous path, it will just pump your desire for something better in the same house of sound. In other words jumping immediately to R-1 (or R-28 with HPA) makes a lot of sense.

 

[Baten]

The denafrips is interesting for sure.

I have a chord mojo as well (it sucks). The thing I like best about the R2R is that it doesn’t have that artificial detail/treble. I might go looking for a TDA NOS dac as well, which are plentiful on eBay but none are reviewed.

Don't get any TDA1543 stuff, those really suck. TDA1540/TDA1541 is where it's at...

 

[thebigcanman]

So - weirdly enough - my right channel static has been eliminated by using different interconnects. I switched from a pretty standard pair to some blue jean cable RCAs.

But now I’m even more confused as to what was causing it. Maybe something on the amplifier side? Weirdly, when I used another DAC there wasn’t static.

Makes me want to get a better quality case for the R2R

 

[CJG888]

The denafrips is interesting for sure.

I have a chord mojo as well (it sucks). The thing I like best about the R2R is that it doesn’t have that artificial detail/treble. I might go looking for a TDA NOS dac as well, which are plentiful on eBay but none are reviewed.

In what way does the Mojo suck?

 

[thebigcanman]

In what way does the Mojo suck?

Oh - it doesnt suck suck, its just not my kind of sound. To clarify, I have a 301 turntable as well - I used to have 2 different cartridges, one a Dynavector 17D3 and the other a Denon DL103r. The R2R is a DL103r and the Chord Mojo is a 17D3. I pretty much never used the 17D3.

I ended up with a Metrum Flint Dac 2, off the classifieds here. Its good - maybe not as good as the airist which seems to just do the right things for me.

Does anybody know how to open the Airist DAC? I want to see if my statis is being caused by somethig obvious, like a blown capacitor or something.