[gary]

I'm just curious - has anyone tried these new sanyo batteries to power audio gear? If you need 9V, this could be a great, safe way to switch to battery power. I just ordered a Furutech GT40 and I am probably going to try one of these pedal juice things for it.

http://www.gizmag.com/sanyo-pedal-juice-rechargeable-power-supply/15570/

Gary

[wushuliu]

$200? For a musician this may be a deal but for the purpose of powering home audio gear, that's debatable. For starters it's not clear how much current your DAC draws - the sanyo gives you 27 hours with 100mA. Your DAC specs a 500mA wall-wart. If it's anywhere close that, that battery time is reduced significantly to say the least.

Maybe try something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rechargeable-Li-Battery-Pack-DC12V-9V-5V-CCTV-Cam-/220543298252?pt=US_Batteries&hash=item335967aacc

Not sure what your need are but for the combined cost of that DAC and the sanyo you could probably find a better performing dac/hp amp solution that does not run off a wallwart (!)

EDIT: Amazon battery packs will work too. See posts below.

[rajacat]

Hmmm....maybe that Lithium battery would be an economical optimum solution for the 5V Squeezebox. Total isolation and it would be quite.

-Roy

[wushuliu]

Hmmm....maybe that Lithium battery would be an economical optimum solution for the 5V Squeezebox. Total isolation and it would be quite.

-Roy

Not to derail already, but for 5v the Energizer XP series battery packs are a good option and available from amazon, etc. I would have suggested those for above, but I don't think they do 9v...

[wushuliu]

Actually the XP4001 has a 8.4v output as well as 5v. the XP8000 has 9-12v and 5v USB output (maybe there's an adaper to 2.5mm plug). Both much cheaper than the Sanyo

http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-XP4001-Universal-Rechargeable-Power/dp/B0029U2WUA/ref=pd_cp_e_2

http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-XP8000-Rechargeable-Power-Netbooks/dp/B0029U2WZU/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1295645619&sr=1-1

[rajacat]

Not to derail already, but for 5v the Energizer XP series battery packs are a good option and available from amazon, etc. I would have suggested those for above, but I don't think they do 9v...

Thanks I wonder if anyone has tried the Energizer XP with the SB3.

 Ok, I'll stop so to not further derail the thread.

-Roy

[gary]

Thanks for the tip on the Energizer, definitely looks ideal for the application for much less money. I'm definitely curious to know if anyone has tried these with the SB3 or other digital sources, I think my only concern might be whatever circuitry they're using for voltage regulation.

Gary

[art]

Hmmm....maybe that Lithium battery would be an economical optimum solution for the 5V Squeezebox. Total isolation and it would be quite.

-Roy

Do you have any idea how much a SB draws? I forget the actual value, but my memory is around 600 mA. Not a good candidate for battery supply.

Quiet? The problems with the SB have more to do with the guts, than any wall wart, that may be powering it. It won't be any quieter.

A Duet? Draws a lot less, and it does use 9V. In theory. For $200, there are other solutions.

Pat

[konut]

The primary attraction of the Sanyo Pedal Juice is the inclusion of  eneloop rechargeable battery technology. A brief summary of the advantages, over typical NiMHs, are more recharge cycles(1500 opposed to 1000), significantly less self discharge over time(<10% over 3 years), and lower tempature operation. These may or may not be advantages for the audio application you have in mind. They are significant advantages in other applications such as cameras and flashlights.

[shibumi]

I bought a Pedal Juice for my Hiface Evo.
The sound quality increase over wall wort is substantial.
Tried 9 volt Lithium Ion batteries first but only powered Evo for about 1 1/2 hrs.
After a few recharges batteries died.

Pedal Juice powers for several hrs. I have not found the limit yet.

I built a 12" DC power replacement cord using high purity silver wire, teflon, and high quality 2.5 mm barrel plugs.

The sound upgrade using the silver dc cable over stock PJ cable is amazing!
More detail, better soundstage, and much more musical.