WANTED: Inexpensive DAC with Volume Control

**sazeracrye** · 03-04-2017, 04:39

Sabaidee All, It's been awhile since I have been on AOS, I hope everyone is having a good sound year thus far. All is well with Meryl and I here in Laos except for my EE Minimax DAC has starting sputtering on all inputs and I fear it is not long for this world and getting it repaired here is well impossible.

With that said, I am looking for a DAC that has at least 2 digital inputs, can handle up to 24/192 on coax or USB, and has a volume control preferably as I am running Adam powered monitors. I live in Luang Prabang, Laos so will need the item shipped at my expense of course and will pay for the DAC itself by Bank transfer from my UK account. The shipping is as simple as standard UK next day delivery with the exception of a customs declaration form that takes 5 minutes to fill out.

My max budget is £200, what do you have for a poor charity worker?! :geek: Yes, I am shameless...

Cheers, Steve

**CageyH** · 03-04-2017, 05:37

You can get a Caiman SEG new for £215

**Lawrence001** · 03-04-2017, 07:03

Is that valved? Worth trying.nrw valves before consigning it to the scrapyard.

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**sazeracrye** · 03-04-2017, 07:33

Originally Posted by Lawrence001

Is that valved? Worth trying.nrw valves before consigning it to the scrapyard.

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Yes it is valved but there is button to take it out of the circuit and all inputs still sputter.

**CageyH** · 03-04-2017, 17:50

How about this?

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...er-Pro-Battery

**Sovereign** · 03-04-2017, 17:58

Or there is a Bearsord Caiman 2 in the classifieds. I would buy that all day long.

**luvpies** · 04-04-2017, 09:04

Caiman hands down, you'll have to spend a lot more to better it

**Lawrence001** · 04-04-2017, 09:29

Originally Posted by sazeracrye

Yes it is valved but there is button to take it out of the circuit and all inputs still sputter.

Could the valves be affecting the circuit even when not directly in, take them out and try the dac in solid state mode?

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**Lawrence001** · 04-04-2017, 23:10

Forgot, I've got a matrix mini I boxed up with the remote for controlling volume, £100 plus shipping seems fair? Only thing is I want to try it with my new speakers before I move it on, can confirm by Saturday?

**Lawrence001** · 04-04-2017, 23:25

Actually, having 5 dacs at the moment I'm sure I can survive in 4 so if you want it, it's yours.

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