New DAC bargain!

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    I-S Good Evening.... Infidel

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    M-audio Superdac 24/96.

    Available for £138 + VAT (from here )

    This DAC features optical, coax and AES/EBU inputs, and RCA unbalanced and XLR balanced outputs. Power is from a 9V DC "wall wart" adaptor (so I'm sure that there's significant mileage for improvement there). Inputs are switchable via front panel button.

    I've not heard one, but I have seen reports of these being very very very good indeed for the money, and competitive with some quite expensive hifi dacs. M-audio are a professional audio company, who's products include some serious soundcards (as well as the "consumer" Audiophile 24/96 card) as well as various other bits of kit.

    Only problem with them as far as I can see is that the casework is rather small, so might be a squeeze to get some clock upgrades in. The external PSU should make PSU tweakery easy, however.
     
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    wadia-miester Mighty Rearranger

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    Issac old news dude, I have a fully 'Sorted version' with rca out and built in upsampler, not a bad piece of kit, but you got to give it a kick arse though. for the money a good place to start
     
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    Doesnt have RCA outputs.
     
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    I-S Good Evening.... Infidel

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    So it doesn't... still, not difficult to reterminate a cable with an XLR...
     
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    wadia-miester Mighty Rearranger

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    No need even for that, just change the jack sockets forpanel mount RCA's cost about in Zanash range £5, plus about 1/2 hour of your time, I rehoused it in a seperate box with decent psu and the guts of a monarchy upsampler inthere as well, good as most £2k cdp's with ease. WM
     
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