Photos of the SW1X DAC V

[Joe Cohen]

 

[Gjo]

Is this DAC intended to be operated without cover?

 

[Joe Cohen]

Is this DAC intended to be operated without cover?

No, these are just photos of the inside. The large tubes are on top.

 

[Gjo]

No, these are just photos of the inside. The large tubes are on top. View attachment 95945

Thanks, Joe.

 

[Ron Resnick]

Beautiful, Joe!

 

[Joe Cohen]

You can see that the main board is Bakelite with point to point wiring. What you cannot see is that it is treated with a custom lacquer designed by Slawa Roschkow.

 

[Audiophile Bill]

You can see that the main board is Bakelite with point to point wiring. What you cannot see is that it is treated with a custom lacquer designed by Slawa Roschkow.

Hi Joe,

What is the purpose of the custom lacquer?

 

[LL21]

Hi Joe,

What is the purpose of the custom lacquer?

I wonder as well...dampen mechanical mini-vibrations? shielding emi?

 

[Audiophile Bill]

I wonder as well...dampen mechanical mini-vibrations? shielding emi?

Exactly. Both of those you highlighted can be achieved well with a custom lacquer.

I would have been inclined to have made that top PCB quite a lot thicker myself as it will incur the vertical forces of people pushing valves in and out. Audio Note have moved to using a sheet of Panzerholz on their top models - this would be quite a good choice here too.

 

[Joe Cohen]

If you enlarge the second photo you can see that the board looks to be about 1/2” thick, which is quite substantial. The way the edge is in shadow makes it appear thinner than it actually is..

The lacquer will treat for vibrations.

Exactly. Both of those you highlighted can be achieved well with a custom lacquer.

I would have been inclined to have made that top PCB quite a lot thicker myself as it will incur the vertical forces of people pushing valves in and out. Audio Note have moved to using a sheet of Panzerholz on their top models - this would be quite a good choice here too.

 

[Audiophile Bill]

If you enlarge the second photo you can see that the board looks to be about 1/2” thick, which is quite substantial. The way the edge is in shadow makes it appear thinner than it actually is..

The lacquer will treat for vibrations.

Ah yes it looks super thin at the other angle.

 

[analogsa]

This is a dac? Yet the digital parts appear very camera shy. Not as photogenic as the tubes and transformers?

 

[facten]

Joe, may I ask which version of the DAC V is being used in the videos on your website - Special or Limited Series? Also, which if any of the available options are incorporated in that particular DAC?

 

[Joe Cohen]

Here's another view of a different DAC V. The digital portion is on the lower board. I haven't found photos of it alone.

 

[Joe Cohen]

Joe, may I ask which version of the DAC V is being used in the videos on your website - Special or Limited Series? Also, which if any of the available options are incorporated in that particular DAC?

That DAC V is the equivalent of what is now a DAC V Special with Pure Silver wound signal output transformers.

 

[facten]

That DAC V is the equivalent of what is now a DAC V Special with Pure Silver wound signal output transformers.

Thank you Joe

 

[True Triode Guy]

No, these are just photos of the inside. The large tubes are on top. View attachment 95945

Identical to the AudioNote UK DAC 5??

 

[Joe Cohen]

Identical to the AudioNote UK DAC 5??

No. SW1X is not in any way a clone of AN. They have adopted a similar product level scheme, but the circuits, choice of parts and fine tuning are all original.

 

[gerihifi]

No. SW1X is not in any way a clone of AN. They have adopted a similar product level scheme, but the circuits, choice of parts and fine tuning are all original.

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