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The new Galle II is an absolute beast of a dac costing more than 2x the regular Galle dac. It has some 2 farads of filtering capacitance! Yes, you read that right. This is 2,000,000 uf of capacitance 😳

You can read about it on the Cinnamon site

Where did this company come from?  I was extremely impressed with their open baffle speaker system.  They seemed to have popped into existence with a wide range of product which includes both electronics and speakers.

Sorry Agoners seems I made a mistake.  The Galle ll dac has 2000 farads of filter capacitance, not 2.   That means 2,000,000,000 uf ! 

2 BILLION farads...? Does that even make sense? I cannot imagine the need/benefit. Grannyring, can you help me understand the significance of this seemingly over-the-top specification from a functional point of view. I'd think you'd need a chassis the size of a snooker table to mount all those caps in.

“2 BILLION farads...?”

That’s an extraordinary amount of filter capacitance for a DAC—2,000 farads. Such a massive power reserve would have a significant impact on the DAC’s ability to maintain stable performance under varying load conditions. Massive power reserves ensures ultra-clean power delivery to the critical digital and analog sections, minimizing noise and ripple while improving dynamics, transient response and overall sound quality.

Typically this level of capacitance is found in high-end power amplifiers rather than DACs, making the Galle II design quite unconventional. How does this sheer overkill in capacitance translate to real-world performance…only time will tell!