bmichels
17-11-2014, 00:15
May be a new contender for the "best DAC" in the 10.000 $ price range ? A beauty ! :D
A very high quality DAC coming from UK that is not very well known:the VAD new dual mono DAC-12 DSD (http://valveaudiodevices.co.uk/products/vad-dac-12-dsd/) from Valve Audio Design.
http://cdn.head-fi.org/9/99/900x900px-LL-99eee91e_DAC-Valveaudiodevices12_Black.png
http://cdn.head-fi.org/1/1c/900x900px-LL-1c126a39_DACVADvalves.jpeg
2 totally separate DAC engines: one for PCM and one for DSD ! This DSD playback is completely separate from the PCM DAC: It has its own dedicated USB, mains power supplies and analogue path. I really like this NO COMPROMISE approach !
Anyone has heard it ?
I wonder if it will offer a good synergy with my Eddie Current 445 tube headphone amp ? ( Before discovering this VAD DAC, I was considering two R2R DAC for my EC445: Total DAC D1 & MSB Analog DAC !)
http://cdn.head-fi.org/7/73/900x900px-LL-73db9380_DACVADinternal.png
A very high quality DAC coming from UK that is not very well known:the VAD new dual mono DAC-12 DSD (http://valveaudiodevices.co.uk/products/vad-dac-12-dsd/) from Valve Audio Design.
http://cdn.head-fi.org/9/99/900x900px-LL-99eee91e_DAC-Valveaudiodevices12_Black.png
http://cdn.head-fi.org/1/1c/900x900px-LL-1c126a39_DACVADvalves.jpeg
2 totally separate DAC engines: one for PCM and one for DSD ! This DSD playback is completely separate from the PCM DAC: It has its own dedicated USB, mains power supplies and analogue path. I really like this NO COMPROMISE approach !
Anyone has heard it ?
I wonder if it will offer a good synergy with my Eddie Current 445 tube headphone amp ? ( Before discovering this VAD DAC, I was considering two R2R DAC for my EC445: Total DAC D1 & MSB Analog DAC !)
http://cdn.head-fi.org/7/73/900x900px-LL-73db9380_DACVADinternal.png