I finished my latest build today, a Pro version 3 board with a ES9018 DAC board and a remote linear power supply.
I had no issues with this build and I am very happy with the results.
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@Steve1 Steve,
I hope it sounds as good as it looks 
Great Design, Beautifully Assembled and nice photos 
When you say remote Power Supply do you mean that there is Only a 5VDC PSU that is not shown (or integrated in the enclosure) ?
What is the Function of the Heat Sink (finned thing in bottom LHS). What is connected to ? The DAC Board ? Or Something Else ?
Regards, Kevin
Hi Kevin,
The main power supply is in a separate enclosure, it contains a 15v 2A power E core transformer and a Analogmetric (analogmetic.com) LV30 variable voltage regulator set to 12v
The 12v is required for the DAC, under the heatsink is a LT1963 low noise 5v linear power supply module which feeds the Pro V3 board.
The power supply is remote switched from the front of the Pro V3 / DAC enclosure. I sourced the black enclosure on eBay.
Yeah, I’m really happy with the result,it’s even more satisfying when you first turn it on and everything works!
Cheers, Steve
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There seems to be plenty of options for this on the tinternet. Do you mind sharing exactly which board/model/link you used ?
Kind Regards, Kevin
Hi Kevin,
This is the one that I used:
Cheers, Steve
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Hi Steve
Looks like a great Project. Is it possible you could draw up how the Pro-3 is connected to the DAC-board ?
Cheers
Thomas
Hi Thomas,
Thanks for the compliment 
. The connection is very straightforward with only three connections required (see sketch) I used the connection leads that were supplied, soldered them together and sealed with heat shrink tube. Try to keep the wires as short as possible to avoid any possible interference.
