[HELP] AUDIOPHONICS I-Sabre V3 DAC ES9023 TCXO

[justsomeguy]

[justsomeguy]

So I've finally got my power supply (9V 3A) for the DAC Pi3 setup.

I connected the the power button to the Sabre V3. Everything boots up when I press the button.

However, the blue LED on the power button keeps flashing blue. Is that an issue? How do I stop it from blinking?

Thanks!

[rikardo1979]

[mihneanu]

Hi there,
I am planning to purchase RaspDAC Kit DIY Network player Raspberry Pi 3.0 & DAC Sabre V3 from http://www.audiophonics.fr, and the recommended Linear Regulated Power Supply EMI RFI Filter 6V 3.5A 25VA:
http://www.audiophonics.fr/en/diy-dac/a ... 11136.html
http://www.audiophonics.fr/en/hi-fi-pow ... 11363.html
I hope that everything will work out well, I guess 6V 3.5 A will be enough to power an USB HDD, correct?
And please tell me, there is a special power cable needed, the 55 Euro cable they suggest it's kind of overkill : http://www.audiophonics.fr/en/power-sup ... 10003.html
Do you have an alternative?

Thank you, I can't wait to share with you my experiences!
Mihnea

[DJ le Roi]

Hello, I have a question about this dac which I just bought.

I bent GPIO pins 2 and 4 from the Raspberry Pi and mounted the Dac on my Pi. Then I fed the Pi and the Dac separately with TWO 5V powersupplies. And it works, I am listening to music. My question is: Is this safe? This combination was designed to work with ONE 6V powersupply ? Is my setup with TWO 5V powersupplies damaging the dac?

I hope someone can answer my question!

[Stephane]

Hi,
What is the benefit of having two separate power supplies ?
What kind of power supply are you using for the DAC board ?

[DJ le Roi]

Thanks for your reaction.

The reason is that I do not have a 6V powersupply but that I do have a linear 5V powersupply. With this linear 5V PSU I feed the Dac. I feed the raspberry Pi with a good switching powersupply.

[DJ le Roi]

[phildaintree]

I purchased a AUDIOPHONICS RaspDAC I-Sabre V3 - Kit DIY Streamer Raspberry Pi 2 / 3 & DAC after online recommendations

https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/diy-dac/ ... 10384.html

(I am playing it through B&W 804s ->Perreaux 2150 power amp and a yamaha pure direct preamp.)
I got there with both the power switch and the display in the end thanks to Frank's and Dhrone's work and postings - really big thanks guys.

https://github.com/dhrone/Raspdac-Display

After the trauma of getting it assembled and software configured correctly I was expecting great things for the sound..... but honestly there is very little improvement over my existing raspberry pi and Chinese PiFi DAC+ at $24 + $39 for the Raspberry Pi

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/produc ... d4ce9hvQHq

Given the total absence of instructions for the audiophonics and the high price I have been dissappointed Perhaps I had unrealistic expectations.

For the benefit of other audiophonics DIY assemblers I had most trouble with the power switch - as the switch came with a wire soldered onto the NC terminal of the switch but it should have been on the C terminal. Only when I realised this after a day of reading the french audiophonics forums via google translate did I crack the solution. I am sure most would have given up having wasted 200 Euros.

If you are considering an audiophonics Sbare V3 DAC ES9023 TCXO - then you do get a nice case and the display and the switch with some effort - but do not expect huge sound quality improvements over the cheapy DAC above. Maybe that one is a particularly good one - it certainly looks like damn good value next to the Audiophonics.

[Ripa]