Soekris dam1021 update
Hi guys, long time no see. Easter time here, so I have some time to spare, so here it goes. Update on my DAM build My Soekris has had a number of upgrades performed to it over the last 2-3 … Continue reading
Hi guys, long time no see. Easter time here, so I have some time to spare, so here it goes. Update on my DAM build My Soekris has had a number of upgrades performed to it over the last 2-3 … Continue reading
It’s been almost 3 and a half years since the introduction of the dam1021 to the DIY audio community. In these 3 years there have been sold close to 2500 units (according to a serial no. that I noticed on … Continue reading
The Soekris DAM1021 directly supports two s/pdif inputs, a coaxial and an optical one. Soren has provided us with a simple schematic to build the necessary circuit: You could very well build this circuit in a breadboard – after all, … Continue reading
I made a little s/pdif input board for my Soekris: It has a coax input, two Toslink, and it includes a USB-to-serial adapter so as to facilitate easy update of the DAM’s firmware. It also has an on-board low noise … Continue reading
It took me a while to get to it, but I finally managed to perform the Vref mod on my Soekris. I opted for a variation on the “factory mod” with larger organic polymer capacitors. But before I get to the … Continue reading
Three weeks back I released the first public alpha of the ArDAM code, stating that it was very very alpha. I was meaning every word of that sentence. Since then, Soren has released the new firmware for the DAM and … Continue reading
A few hours ago Soren released the much-anticipated new firmware for the dam1021: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/vendors-bazaar/259488-reference-dac-module-discrete-r-2r-sign-magnitude-24-bit-384-khz-328.html#post4421518 According to Soren, these are the changes to the firmware: * PLL Clock Sync at sample rate change cut down to less than 0.2 second * Isolated … Continue reading
A few days ago Soren announced that the release of the new firmware for the dam1021 was close. In light of that announcement I have decided to release the Arduino code that I had written a few months back, even … Continue reading
A friend of mine had a little accident with his DAM1021 which resulted in him frying the on-board isolators. We are talking about these three ICs, with part number “SI8620BB-B-ISR”. It turns out that the specific ICs are at their … Continue reading
A couple of days ago I took my DAM and headed out to a good friend of mine to do some listening tests. My DAM at the moment is powered by a Salas BiB at 12VDC. It has a DIYINHK … Continue reading