Tarquinh:idc:
This is probably not ideal for the DACmagicians out there, but the PSU also fits Music Fidelity kit, so on Monday I will put in an order, BUT, I could really do with a longer cable than the 1 metre supplied, so the order will depend on RA being able to supply the longer cable. On the website it is pre-orders only with limited supplies to go out in the second week in April.
The nearest rival I can see to this product is the Little Pinky from Rock Grotto (assuming since the RA supply is for the DACmagic, but also works with MF, then the reverse applies with the Little Pinky). It is £90 and that does not appear to include a power cable for the PSU. The cheapest other PSU I can find for both is £15 delivered, so there is a £85 difference to account for. But at least with RA you can return products.
As a by the way only, there is a specific warning on the DACmagic not to use any other PSU. There is no equivalent warning on MF that I have seen.
On the vdac instructions there most certainly is. That's why I mentioned it. To be exact, it says "Power Supply Note:
Only use approved Musical Fidelity DC power supply. The use of other adaptors or supplies could seriously damage the V-DAC.
This Hi-fi product has been tested to ensure that its operation is not adversely affected by normal background levels of Radio Frequency Interference (R.F.I.), and that it does not itself generate excessive amounts of interference. However, if a problem persists, please contact your Musical Fidelity agent." The link is
here.
More to the point, I can't understand why people want to waste so much money. What would you gain? As the manual says, and I quoted, it's been tested to see whether it's affected by RFI, and whether it generates any. I'm sure Cambridge Audio have done the same with the Dacmagic.
Hi Tarquinh, I tried to use my words carefully when I said the MF kit 'I have seen' and I probably should have added that that is older kit, such as my XcanV2. The PSU with my amp is made in China and has a MF stuck on metallic plaque. It feels cheap, the connection into the back of the amp wobbles and it gets very hot even with short plays at not that high a volume. I think that an upgraded PSU will make a small difference overall, it will not be the great leap that RA make it out to be, but still enough for me to try. That small difference is probably why the likes of Cambridge etc use cheap PSUs, they want to built to a specific price point for those products and the PSU is a way to keep costs down.