I have this set up as well. As jaded as I am its difficult not to be impressed with the Farad upgrade. The Dave is still a top tier DAC imo and in the used market-makes a lot of sense. I am keeping my eye out for an m scaler.
New FARAD Level 2 Silver Mod for Chord DAVE!
Epic new upgrade for the Chord DAVE junkies! Funnest HiFi project of my life. FARAD technicians talk with you through the whole build and shipping process, highly recommend FARAD. The sound is immediately more detailed and transparent. I won't embellish or exaggerate that it was a revelation, but initially I'd say a 15% improvement. We'll let it burn in a few weeks. Hooked the 3 power supplies to 3 Audiowise RF-STOPS. All 3 FARAD have the furutech and SR purple fuse upgrades. I chose the FARAD silver level 2 upgrade over the Sean Jacobs DC4 Arc 6 because it's 6k cheaper and 2 months quicker in shipping to you. Very happy. Happy HiFi Holidays to you all!
