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Reduced in October 2024. Was €3.850. This DAC sits about mid-way through their “levels” of digital converter products. It includes the expected Audio Note “secret sauce” componentry, including Black Gate caps, Tantalum resistors, a choke-regulated and tube rectified power supply, as well as the separate mains transformer and a transformer-based digital input. It also includes a no-feedback tube-output stage. The Analogue Devices AD1865N chip supports 24Bit/96KHz files (even though the chip is 18-bit), and in direct contravention to received wisdom, the DAC is “digital filter free”. Digital music that flows into this DAC comes out sounding rich, full, lush, and very listenable. Specifications: Tube complement: 1 x 6X5, 2 x 6DJ8. (2) Inputs: 1 x AES/EBU (XLR), 1 x S/PDIF (RCA). Maximum resolution/sample rate: 18 bits/96kHz. Channel balance: <0.2dB. Analog output impedance: 600 Ohms, RCA / Single Ended. Reference output: 3.2V RMS (approximate).
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