ECP Audio Walnut 5 DAC

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  1. TomB

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    I just recently built this beauty from Doug of ECP Audio:

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    Doug did the PCB and I built it. It was the most challenging and rewarding electronics project I've done. Needless to say, all that SMD was really something to solder. I ran it like this for a few months until Doug sent me this to add to it:

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    Balanced output, high-res, high-bit, asynchronous USB - can't ask for more. :D

    P.S. I can take a little credit for rubbing in several more coats of oil on the wood. ;)
     
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    What a work of art - congrats on the beautiful build!
     
  3. Rotijon

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    Doug's work just looks and sounds amazing!

    Congratz on the build
     
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    Sweet DAC!
     
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    Specs!!
     
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    Nice build. I spy an Amanero, ASRC4192 and a Wolfson. Is that a Cinemag transformer output stage? There's some high end stuff on that board. :)
     
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    PLEASE GIVE $400 TRICKLE DOWN VERSION! I HAZ AUDIO-GD CASE WORK.

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  9. TomB

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    Sharp eyes. ;)
     
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    Is that a switch mode power supply?
     
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    Yes - any noise is well outside the audio band.
     
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    Beautiful DAC!
    How does it sound?
     

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