DaVa FC-A1 a field coil contender

[christensenleif@msn.com]

first I´ll just hook up the accu with the zener, pot and fuse etc to check how it sounds
from there on it´s like a decision tree: pos go, neg stop

 

[djsina2]

I put my DaVa with tube PSU up for sale in the classifieds here. Retiring from vinyl. Fantastic cartridge! Save yourself a 4 month wait if you want to try one of the best cartridges available today.

 

[christensenleif@msn.com]

sure went fast.....

 

[christensenleif@msn.com]

installed a pot in my DaVa tube psu today and my new sweetspot on the mono is 11,3vdc......good compromise of sweetness, output and dynamics

 

[gleeds]

Fred, this might be a good tread to add your input on

Maybe we should have our respective bosses discuss business Deb and Tess! Those girls are no joke!

 

[djsina2]

Fred, this might be a good tread to add your input on

Maybe we should have our respective bosses discuss business Deb and Tess! Those girls are no joke!

Say what?

 

[djsina2]

installed a pot in my DaVa tube psu today and my new sweetspot on the mono is 11,3vdc......good compromise of sweetness, output and dynamics

I always seemed to prefer 11 on mine.

 

[christensenleif@msn.com]

Fred, this might be a good tread to add your input on

Maybe we should have our respective bosses discuss business Deb and Tess! Those girls are no joke!

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[gleeds]

Say what?

So, gents, Fred is a friend and colleague with extensive experience with the Dava FC cart and this message was meant for him directly

 

[christensenleif@msn.com]

extensive experience......I only know of 2 with all 3 models, I´m one of them.....

 

[gleeds]

Leif, thanks for the note. Fred is a friend and colleague and has raved to me about the sound of his Dava. I was unaware they make several models so will study up That said, I will be at Fred's for 2 days of listening early next month and look forward to returning to this thread with a notation of which Dava model I heard and some first-hand listening experience. Best regards.

 

[christensenleif@msn.com]

Leif, thanks for the note. Fred is a friend and colleague and has raved to me about the sound of his Dava. I was unaware they make several models so will study up That said, I will be at Fred's for 2 days of listening early next month and look forward to returning to this thread with a notation of which Dava model I heard and some first-hand listening experience. Best regards.

I´m pretty sure he has the 1A, which is the NO-BRAINER of the cart market for the next years....
they have their eastern border towards Belarus and that stupid jerk Lukaschenko, so I hope they´re left in peace...they´re luckily in NATO....

 

[Audiophile Bill]

Hi Everybody,

I just received my DaVa SUT today. Previously I had been running my DaVa carts directly into the MC input of the NVO Spa II SE phono stage very successfully indeed - have been extremely happy with the performance indeed. I decided to get the SUT because I am looking at another phonostage, which is MM only. Anyway I decided to try the SUT into the MM input of the NVO this evening with a bunch of LPs I know well (mixture of classical small range and orchestral together with some Monk for good measure).

Right off the bat, my system has entered a whole new game. Was quite shocked just how much extra this would elevate everything. It is very dynamic, full, tonally textured, and just so alive. Plucked lower strings resonate and time really beautifully - this gives a gestalt to the overall presentation that is really satisfying but toe tapping and/or air conducting.

Darius has knocked this out the park - I highly recommend any DaVa owner buys the SUT. Total no brainer and annoyed at myself for not having done this sooner.

Will keep folks posted as it beds in over next couple of days.

 

[Tokareckas]

Hi Everybody,

I just received my DaVa SUT today. Previously I had been running my DaVa carts directly into the MC input of the NVO Spa II SE phono stage very successfully indeed - have been extremely happy with the performance indeed. I decided to get the SUT because I am looking at another phonostage, which is MM only. Anyway I decided to try the SUT into the MM input of the NVO this evening with a bunch of LPs I know well (mixture of classical small range and orchestral together with some Monk for good measure).

Right off the bat, my system has entered a whole new game. Was quite shocked just how much extra this would elevate everything. It is very dynamic, full, tonally textured, and just so alive. Plucked lower strings resonate and time really beautifully - this gives a gestalt to the overall presentation that is really satisfying but toe tapping and/or air conducting.

Darius has knocked this out the park - I highly recommend any DaVa owner buys the SUT. Total no brainer and annoyed at myself for not having done this sooner.

Will keep folks posted as it beds in over next couple of days.

Yes, it is a game changer. Which SUT have you got? Copper or silver/copper?

 

[christensenleif@msn.com]

Welcome to the club
I've enjoyed my mono and stereo DaVa copper SUTs for many months

 

[Audiophile Bill]

Yes, it is a game changer. Which SUT have you got? Copper or silver/copper?

Hi,

I believe I have the all copper. I just went with what Darius suggested to me

Correction 18/03
It turns out I have the silver/copper.

Best.

 

[Tokareckas]

Hi,

I believe I have the all copper. I just went with what Darius suggested to me

Best.

Both are great

 

[Audiophile Bill]

Both are great

Do you have both, Tokareckas? What TT and system do you use?

best wishes

 

[Tokareckas]

Do you have both, Tokareckas? What TT and system do you use?

best wishes

No, I have tried both of Darius SUTs for a while. They sound great. I use Lenco L59, Dava FC-A1, the rest of the system is made by Dalius (Rada), including precious one phono stage and SUTs

 

[Solypsa]

The DaVa sut is quite a large ratio no?