ProtoDAC TDA1387 X8 project

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I would recommend for audiophile novices to take on this project and to not start with all the greatest components and additions. I’m already enjoying mine so much in its configuration. Literally rediscovering music. And I can stay excited about it because the moment I get used to this listening experience I can try out another resistor, build a clean power source, add a ground wire , add a reclocker,…

Thank you for the kind words, and thank you for pointing this out. Very impressive custom chassis work on your build!

For anyone sitting on the fence about building this DAC, because you don't have much experience soldering, this is a very good beginner project. You don't need the expensive Z-foil I/V resistors, fancy power supplies or reclockers to appreciate the sound quality of this DAC. If soldering the GPIO header seems to be a daunting task, then just solder five jumper wires for power and I2S. The DAC will work at up to 384kHz sampling with simple, unshielded jumper wires. See the Gaspar74 build here for an example of using jumper wires. The rest of the soldering is minimal. The PCB is easy and inexpensive to obtain from JLCPCB, or other PCB manufacturers, using the Gerber files provided. Just upload the zip file and select the basic options.

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The first working prototype.