Lukasz Fikus writes: “Myself and my Altium Guru, my Paganini of Altium, spent 8 weeks designing this stellar PCB. It is by far our best and most sophisticated PCB ever, doubling the sophistication of Pacific DAC. It includes among other: 4 layer design with extreme external layers being full copper ground shields.
- Separate layer for signal, separate for functions
- Quadruple copper thickness
- Fully gold plated all 4 layers and shields and grounds
- Minimum 4x over specification of all parameters: voltages, currents, temperatures and power – per every component, all for extreme longevity and reliability
- The PCB is optimised for absolutely shortest signal lines, lowest noise floor and explosive dynamic response.
- Cartridge signal is treated as floating balanced, and as such is processed in balanced mode (differential).
- Zero feedback design, also in RIAA.