03-14-2024, 08:49 AM
Stunned..Stunned..Stunned.. and more 
Mark, you are a wizard of the finest water !!
Back when you first posted your ProtoDac experiments I ordered the module and an Adafruit board-equivalent hoping to have some time to build.
https://moodeaudio.org/forum/showthread....8#pid44718
Sadly, as often happens, life intervened..aged ailing parents and my energies were needed elsewhere.
Recently I thought to revive my exploration due to Tim's wholehearted support for your ProtoDac.
I ordered a full kit and it arrived today ! less than 14 days from USA to Lesser-nowhere-here
Meanwhile, being enthused again, I excavated the parts I had originally aquired and ferreted through the ratted parts box and found enough to assemble a ProtoDac (Lite?) whilst waiting...thought it would be good to have a baseline to compare the full kit to.
Assembled as per your wonderfully thorough instructions (did not test but checked as I went and powered on then configured)
and Stunned! Magic and way more than expected for the basic build..Photo attached. (and full kit parts awaiting assembly photo)
A couple of Wima MKS 4.7 paralleled with M-Cap 3.3 for approx 8 MFd output caps but otherwise just standard 1/4 watt 1% resistors and a couple of nichicon electrolytics
In am in awe of the sonics of your ProtoDac and all going well may have time this coming weekend to build the full version !
Many, many, thanks for your contribution to the MoOde Audio oeuvre and your continuing support.!!
All the very Best,
Bob
Mark, you are a wizard of the finest water !!
Back when you first posted your ProtoDac experiments I ordered the module and an Adafruit board-equivalent hoping to have some time to build.
https://moodeaudio.org/forum/showthread....8#pid44718
Sadly, as often happens, life intervened..aged ailing parents and my energies were needed elsewhere.
Recently I thought to revive my exploration due to Tim's wholehearted support for your ProtoDac.
I ordered a full kit and it arrived today ! less than 14 days from USA to Lesser-nowhere-here
Meanwhile, being enthused again, I excavated the parts I had originally aquired and ferreted through the ratted parts box and found enough to assemble a ProtoDac (Lite?) whilst waiting...thought it would be good to have a baseline to compare the full kit to.
Assembled as per your wonderfully thorough instructions (did not test but checked as I went and powered on then configured)
and Stunned! Magic and way more than expected for the basic build..Photo attached. (and full kit parts awaiting assembly photo)
A couple of Wima MKS 4.7 paralleled with M-Cap 3.3 for approx 8 MFd output caps but otherwise just standard 1/4 watt 1% resistors and a couple of nichicon electrolytics
In am in awe of the sonics of your ProtoDac and all going well may have time this coming weekend to build the full version !
Many, many, thanks for your contribution to the MoOde Audio oeuvre and your continuing support.!!
All the very Best,
Bob
