It is being done at the moment- in the meantime i have to say I am
finding it a bittersweet surprise how good the touch is with anolgue
out (albeit through the X10D)
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adamdea;548293 Wrote:
Curse it- I have been unable to resist.
Sorry... you can blame me later :-)
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You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...
Touch(wired/XP) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF
adamdea;547553 Wrote:
Phil
Zanash modified my X-DAC V3 years ago (probably around the time this
thread opened.) I am intrigued about whether to have the clock
upgraded. Can I take it that you consider this to be a really
worthwhile mod? Have you or anyone else on the forum any experience of
Phil Leigh;542484 Wrote:
replace the I/V chip with an LM4562, filter chip with AD825, replace all
electolytics with audio types (os-con, rubycon)
the biggest upgrade however is to replace the regs with discrete super
regs and the clock with an Ultraclock/Superclock.
This turns the X-DAC
Hi, I Have upgraded my X-Dac V3 (replaced all electolytics, super regs,
Better PSU, rhodium / gold Rca´s)
But one last Mod modification remains.. and that is to upgrade the
Clock to a Ultraclock/Superclock.
Is there anyone who have the schematics for X-DAV V3 ?
Regads
/Mats :-)
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Hi Zanash,
I came across your Musical Fidelity X-DAC V3 and X-PSU entry, and I
decided to try some upgrades myself. I have the dac for a few years and
never attempted to do anything with it, but since my X-10 V3 tube buffer
gave me some problems (and I replaced the tubes) I got the desire to
Hi Zanash,
I came across your Musical Fidelity X-DAC V3 and X-PSU entry, and I
decided to try some upgrades myself. I have the dac for a few years and
never attempted to do anything with it, but since my X-10 V3 tube buffer
gave me some problems (and I replaced the tubes) I got the desire to
replace the I/V chip with an LM4562, filter chip with AD825, replace all
electolytics with audio types (os-con, rubycon)
the biggest upgrade however is to replace the regs with discrete super
regs and the clock with an Ultraclock/Superclock.
This turns the X-DAC V3 into a completely different
Phil, I am new to the forum. I have the MF Triple Play DAC/PSU/Tube
Stage. I am looking to tweak and replace some of the cheap parts. I
am not an expert at this. Should I buy the parts and bring to an audio
shop? Use a third party mod service? Lastly, just make the easy to
implement mods my
rpl77;212739 Wrote:
Phil, I am new to the forum. I have the MF Triple Play DAC/PSU/Tube
Stage. I am looking to tweak and replace some of the cheap parts. I
am not an expert at this. Should I buy the parts and bring to an audio
shop? Use a third party mod service? Lastly, just make the
fit the schottky diodes [I used 11dq10's] the little bridge thats
fitted is pooh ! at 50p each ..you need six its a stonking upgrade !
but the fitted caps are the real weakness and its worth spending the
£30 on getting them changed.
if you hold the removed case by the corner and flick it with
Perhaps you could offer the mods as a service?
/Nick
zanash;212164 Wrote:
fit the schottky diodes [I used 11dq10's] the little bridge thats
fitted is pooh ! at 50p each ..you need six its a stonking upgrade !
but the fitted caps are the real weakness and its worth spending the
£30 on
zanash;212164 Wrote:
fit the schottky diodes [I used 11dq10's] the little bridge thats
fitted is pooh ! at 50p each ..you need six its a stonking upgrade !
but the fitted caps are the real weakness and its worth spending the
£30 on getting them changed.
if you hold the removed case by
zanash;212164 Wrote:
fit the schottky diodes [I used 11dq10's] the little bridge thats
fitted is pooh ! at 50p each ..you need six its a stonking upgrade !
but the fitted caps are the real weakness and its worth spending the
£30 on getting them changed.
if you hold the removed case by
zanash;212267 Wrote:
pm me !
I'll give you more info
Have done - many thanks.
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Phil Leigh
You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...
...SB3+TACT+Altmann+MF DACXV3/Linn tri-amped Aktiv 5.1 system and some
very expensive cables
this is my write upof the xdac v3 mods ...I've now do six of these units
following these basic guidelines.
MF x dacv3 mods
The aim was to try and improve the unit but on a strictly limited
budget of about £50 for parts. The unit on initial listen sounded thin,
closed in and a little
Zanash - I'm quite interested in your mods. Which do you think made the
biggest difference? I use a stock X-DACv3+X-PSU but with homemade
silver/ptfe cables.
I might try damping the case as a zero-cost tweak. After that, what are
the must-do changes?
Regards
Phil
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You want to see
When I say forward sound of the Quad I dont mean bright like cyrus (damn
this hifi terminology) I meant placement of the vocals in the
soundstage. The Benchmark presents voices behind the speakers whereas
the Quad vocals are level with the spekaers.
Hope that clears up the confusion I've
What PSU interconnects do you use? I saw one at us$179. Kinda expensive
if you ask me
What improvements did you experience
Thanks
/Nick
Phil Leigh;211395 Wrote:
I find the sound to be very good (with X-PSU) - left/right imaging is
good, noise is very low, no obvious freq response issues
I did a recent test with the following DAC's:
MF X24k
MF XDAC V3
Meridian 203
Quad CDP-2
Benchmark DAC1
and out of the lot I think the Meridan (being quite old) sound quite
boxed in whilst the XDAC V3 sounded quite thin and extended the top end
too much for me almost harsh and I have had a lot
zanash;211358 Wrote:
I'm quite familiar with these units
the post burn in sound [when compared with my modded behringer src
2496] of the xdac v3 is a bit nasal and recessed. Imaging is good but
small, bass ok but bloated, top end can be thin. This is not meant as
a put down ! After
Just curious about your experience with the X-DAC..
I just bought the X-DACv3 plus the X-PSUv3...I hooked it up to the SB3
and thought the new setup had better detail (a bit dry) and soundstage
BUT the bass was a bit on the thin side.
Comments? Thinking that maybe cause the units were still not
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