Dac1 for those looking for a DAC to focus mainly on SPDIF sources and to operate as a stand-along unit. The DAC-2 offers more inputs including the overdue 24 bit / 92kHz Asynchronous USB interface, **volume control**, *remote control and HT byass.
DAC-1 product information
- ESS 9018 Sabre32 Reference DAC (32-bit dac)
- W4S proprietary discrete output stages for optimum sonics
- ESS Time Domain Jitter Eliminator®
- Upgradable Digital, output, and USB boards (designed for future improvements)
- Automatic 500kHz oversampling for precise output filtering
- Fully balanced design with balanced and unbalanced outputs
- Oversized toroidal transformer
- Robust 35A bridge rectified power-supply with 88,000uF of filtering.
- LCD display for input and sample rate viewing
- 2x Coax inputs
- 2x Toslink inputs
- 16/48 USB input (future upgrade to 24/96 USB)
Retail = $999
DAC-2 product information
- ESS 9018 Sabre32 Reference DAC (32-bit dac)
- W4S proprietary discrete output stages for optimum sonics
- ESS Time Domain Jitter Eliminator®
- Upgradable Digital, output, and USB boards (designed for future improvements)
- Automatic 500kHz oversampling for precise output filtering
- Fully balanced design with balanced and unbalanced outputs
- Oversized toroidal transformer
- Robust 35A Schottky bridge rectifier (also used in the STP-SE)
- 88,000uf of filtering with W4S low ESR "super-cap" (also used in the STP-SE)
- VFD display for input, sample rate, and volume control viewing
- Remote control
- Defeatable - 32 bit volume control via remote
- HT Bypass inputs (selectable via DC trigger)
- 2x Coax inputs
- 2x Toslink inputs
- 1x AES/EBU input
- 1x Balanced I2S input via HDMI cable (not standard HDMI cable format)
- 24/192 Asynchronous USB input.
Retail = $1499
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