FS: Starting Point Systems DAC 3 - "The Frenchie"

[User211]

French NOS Battery DAC from Starting Point Systems.

Buy one new from ebay and the £25 postage cost will get you to about £114. Buy this one, for £70 including postage - £44 less. Used only for a few hours, in spanking as new condition.

Nice little DAC. They arrive exactly as per the video (an excuse to use my new OnePlus 6 and as selling by pictures is just so passe), with no documentation or paper work. So you don't get a charger. I'll make sure I fully charge it before you get it.

Search ebay for more info. A forum member says changing the batteries changes the sound. I didn't try it so can't verify it.

One of Jerry's cheapo faves. I thought it was good for the money - it certainly doesn't sound unpleasant in a pretty high end system. Its presentation is a little rolled off in the HF, so recommended maybe if you find your system a little bright.

The output level is lowish, so if you are using a passive and struggle with gain to any degree do not go for it, I would say.

[jandl100]

Nice DAC. I liked mine more than Justin did his.
TAD1543 NOS - so yes, a little rolled off at the top but I found it very solid sounding and quite meaty. An enjoyable sound, I liked mine a lot, but didn't try different batteries.

Here's a current fleabay listing -
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-SPDIF...UAAOSw1S9Weu2s

[User211]

Let's have some fun.

This DAC gets £1 cheaper for every day it hasn't sold from my initial post.

Who will break first?

[walpurgis]

Well, to save you the suspense, lets just say it's been here two months and I'll give you a tenner.

[Bigman80]

Well, to save you the suspense, lets just say it's been here two months and I'll give you a tenner.

[User211]

Well, to save you the suspense, lets just say it's been here two months and I'll give you a tenner.

I'm not giving you a Frenchie for a tenner. I've got principles.

[struth]

Nice video for a reputedly good dac. Our Brian had one too... never got chance to hear it tho.. glws...certainly worth asking price

[Landloper]

I have one of these magic boxes and I think it is fab - especially for longer listening session with headphones. A friend bought one a couple of months ago after using mine for a couple of weeks. A proper steal at Justin's asking price. The cost of new ones has been slowly but surely increasing over the last few months.

[User211]

£69 and falling...

[User211]

£67.

Flaw in plan. If this was forgotten about for 170 days and someone pounced, I'd owe them the DAC and £100.