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This may be a stupid question but could you use batteries to power the buffalo dac and legato
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could you? of course.
is it practical? not imo.
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Google gives several examples: Audiocircle: (see also the link in the text) Art of SoundI believe there also is some discussion on diyaudio.com
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Legato uses a lot of Current. Around 400ma. Just keep that in mind. :)
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Please can you answer some more questions,
The Buffalo module requires a single 5.0-5.5VDC supply in its default configuration. This will in turn feed the three on-board low-noise digital voltage regulators, as well as the dual series shunt-regulator for the DAC's analog supply, and provide a level of performance unmatched by other DACs.
Does this also feed the clock, or does this require a seperate feed if so what voltage would it be,
thanks kirsty.
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And some more questions please, im looking at buying the buffalo dac and ivy3 or legato, it would be my intension to run it all up with batteries, i have
single ended inputs not balansed,which output stage would you consider building with batteries,would i have to buy a balsie or is that on the board.
thanks again kirsty
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Russ White wrote:Legato uses a lot of Current. Around 400ma. Just keep that in mind. :) Would that be 200 mA in the + leg and 200 mA in the - leg?
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kirsty wrote:Please can you answer some more questions,
The Buffalo module requires a single 5.0-5.5VDC supply in its default configuration. This will in turn feed the three on-board low-noise digital voltage regulators, as well as the dual series shunt-regulator for the DAC's analog supply, and provide a level of performance unmatched by other DACs.
Does this also feed the clock, or does this require a seperate feed if so what voltage would it be,
thanks kirsty. One of those 3 on board low noise regulators feeds the clock
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glt wrote:Russ White wrote:Legato uses a lot of Current. Around 400ma. Just keep that in mind. :) Would that be 200 mA in the + leg and 200 mA in the - leg? 400ma through the entire circuit. :) That would include both ends of any given voltage source.
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I have the Buffalo II and IVY III, and used 12 volt SLA's to power the IVY when I first built it. Then I build a dual Placid, and the difference was not subtle. I was hooking the batteries directly to the IVY with no caps in between, and the bass response and overall sound quality improved greatly when I installed the placid. It is well worth the money to build the two placids to power the Buffalo, in my experience.
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