"David Looser" wrote in message
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"Oddjob" wrote in message
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On 07/03/2010 15:11, Jim Lesurf wrote:
In , Don Pearce
wrote:
On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:34:52 +0000,
wrote:

On 07/03/2010 08:41, Jim Lesurf wrote:
In , Oddjob
wrote:
It is in my Meridian D600 speakers. It was distorting and making a
crackly noise :-(

Ask Meridian?

How do you know it is the DAC chip that is causing the problems?

Slainte,

Jim

If the chip is cooled it is okay - apply heat with soldering iron and
it starts....

I'd remake all the solder joints before changing the chip.

I'd agree. Might easily be a poor solder connection. So if you are keen
to
keep using the original spec DAC then remaking the connections with care
is
worth trying.

Slainte,

Jim

I can get a TDA1541A easily enough. The silver crown will be a lot harder
and more expensive....

This bloke has some interesting information about the Philips DAC:

http://www.lampizator.eu/lampizator/...r/TDA1541.html


That's not "information", that's opinion, (and in my opinion he's nuts).


A lot of what he says is a truism (true of any good DAC), and the rest is
wild speculation.

I can see the desire to use a pin-compatible replacement if this is for
fixing up something that is broken.