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shock/fire hazard with DAC?

I am interested in buying a Chinese DAC. I am a little concerned with safety in case of manufacturing defects.

Is there any risk of shock/fire with a defective DAC? That is, is there more juice in a DAC than in a VCR?

(My impression is tube amps may have high voltages in them)

Any comments appreciated!

Abarnett (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

07-17-07

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07-17-07 i don't think there is a lot of "juice" in a dac. ... Cwlondon

07-17-07 Thank you, for your kind response. i have a toddler who touc ... Abarnett

07-17-07 (cowering under my keyboard as i write this) is the unit ul ... Justlisten

07-17-07: Audphile1
Well, I saw your other thread and assume you are talking about Lite DAC AH. Anyway, if the unit is properly assembled, then you should be fine. However, there are battery powered DACs if you are interested.
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Also, Scott Nixon makes a battery powered dac I think. Check out his website. And Ack dAck is battery powered as well. www.ack-industries!.html

Just thought you may consider this.
Audphile1 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

07-18-07 hahahahahaha lighten up tough guy! Chadnliz

07-18-07 In general the shock/fire hazard from a dac is no greater th ... Jax2

07-18-07 Thank you all for your suggestions. what an exciting hobby! ... Abarnett

07-18-07 I'm pretty sure jiun-hsien wu of mhdt does speak english. y ... Jax2

07-20-07 Just a thought, but if the dac (or any other piece of equipm ... Zachattack420

07-21-07 I am not a bad person. Cwlondon

07-21-07 While toddlers are touching everything, they stick there fi ... Vegasears