DAC 1
Audio Digital-Analog Converter

 

Inspired by a great idea of Ryohei Kusunoki
(more about at SakuraSystems.com)
 

 

Triple audio D/A converter, no-oversampling, no-digital filter, no-analog filter and no-operational amplifiers. Output is taken directly from D/A converter chips for maximum resolution, excellent ambient recreation, and most natural sound reproduction of any kind of music. While testing this great circuit we have found large differences in distorsion spectrum by changing number of DAC chips and fine tuning bias/load values. We opted for three DAC chips in parallel with bias and load resistors set for minimum yet natural distorsion spectrum.
 
 

 

Features:

MKP/MKT foil capacitors ,1% metal-film resistors ,Coax input transformer, Optical input (optional), 3x TDA1543 Philips DAC, CS8412 low jitter digital receiver, triple Shunt voltage regulators, Dual series regulators, triple Choke filters, dual power transformers.

Input: SPDIF Coaxial, transformer coupled,
Output: 1 Vrms,
Output impedance: 100 Ohms,

2 mm aluminum black polished and anodized case

Measurements: 235x55x285 mm

Price: 545,00 euro + shipping and handling