Sonic Scientific Hades 12 and 24 review – making your d-class and DAC even better!



I got both of them on an impulse buy when I saw them listed on Ali. These are not expensive and I was curious if they really can improve quality of cheap power supplies. As a side effect I’ve learned that Fosi power bricks are quite good on their own actually 🙂
But yes: it works and it can be measured.
No magic, simple science.

I got mine from this shop (lowest price, I know, I’m just a cheap guy 😉
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DchDm3P

Also check here for 5V version too:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_EGXGLY1

Check both shops as the stock varies as they go.

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29 thoughts on “Sonic Scientific Hades 12 and 24 review – making your d-class and DAC even better!”

  1. Very interesting!…extra capacitance is a good thing. Would it also work after a linear power supply? Dc to dc. Or would it even be helpful/needed in that scenario? Thank you, learned a lot here 🙏🏼

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  2. Have you heard of the Canadian amp designer/builder Angela Gilbert Yeung (Blue Circle and Gilbert Yeung brands)? They build massive capacitor banks into their amps as well as building external capacitor banks to add additional capacitance to their designs as well as some Yamaha amps that they modify. They have a test bed amplifier called 'Pinky' that currently has 2630 farads and can run for 24 hours without mains power.

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  3. Nice video, as a remark we can add that the power ripple increases with the increase of the current load on all powersupplies. So it might be better to measure with a load like a Dac attached to the power supply (without and with the Hades attached) for practical values and comparisons.

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  4. Problem is not only ripple but also switching frequencies of power supply. The ripple is always way too much for DAC, multiple stage CLC filter and ultra low noise LDO (after buck conversion regulation) will make better job. Look at DIYAudio and don´t buy this crap.

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  5. I made a few of these myself to connect between the psu and Squeezebox streamers. A really big bang for the buck. Just remember to connect it as close as possible to the power input of your device. Cut some of the cable length off.

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  6. Nonsense! Let's cut the crap! Putting cream on a pig will not turn it into a cupcake! Trow away that brick as far you can and build a linear power supply! Yep it's more expensive, Yep it's more heavy, but the quality is there! Clean DC supply with lot of reserve and reliability.

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