Zoidburg
03-09-2015, 15:37
For Sale
Arcam rdac in great condition, not a scratch or mark on it that I can see.
I've owned it for about a year and its been faultless, but now its been replaced by a Young dac which is better but of course in a different price league alltogether. I was planning on keeping it to use in my 2nd system but tbh I have seen a cart I hope to buy and so this needs to find a new home to help fund that.
These were very highly rated when released and its still a brilliant budget / starter dac which will make someone very happy.
Complete with original box, manual and power cable. I am looking for £120 which includes postage to standard UK addresses. Or feel free to collect from Liverpool where you can demo it as well. Payment via cash or paypal gift or bank transfer pls.
Sorry my photos are a bit rubbish but be assured the unit is in great condition.
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heres some blurb from hifi choice
Sonically, the rDAC is a strong proposition. Connected over USB and given lossless or better files (although 24-bit/192khz files are limited to a transmission rate of 24/96), the rDAC is an enticing performer. It produces a natural and unforced presentation, entirely free from harshness or aggression. Indeed, its performance is free from even the slightest sense of digital sheen or artefacts, which is a huge boost to long-term listening. Given that this naturalness is an intended outcome of the design of the Wolfson WM8741, it is good news to report that this appears to have succeeded in practice.
Vocals are well presented and believably real with the sense of space and decay vital for the suspension of disbelief. The rDAC will also present an excellent and well-judged soundstage, well in proportion to the recording being listened to. Further good news is that switching to compressed music, be it the 320k MP3 of Spotify or music ripped to lossy AAC in iTunes stays involving and listenable. The rDAC is quick to reward the use of high-resolution files, but pleasingly slow to punish the use of compressed ones.
Switching over to the coaxial input does not change the behaviour of the rDAC in any substantial way, although this is as much a reflection of how good the USB input actually is, rather than any deficiency on the part of the coaxial input. The rDAC always remains natural and unforced and even poor recordings will not push it towards stridency or harshness.
Give the rDAC a typical modern recording with the levels turned Spinal Tap-style to eleven and it will manage to find the dynamics within it that have been compressed to within an inch of their life. This gets even better when you give it a CD recording which has been treated with a little more respect and the results are very nearly as good as high-resolution digital over USB.
The only real downside of this control and relaxed nature is that given a genuinely exciting recording, there is a sense that the rDAC is keeping some of the dynamics and force in check. This is often apparent in the bass response which is fast and tuneful, but not as deep as some of the Arcam’s key competitors.
Those who need more excitement in their lives and are possibly willing to trade off a little of the Arcam’s extremely forgiving nature with poor recordings, may be better served elsewhere. Alternatively, this is nothing some thoughtful system- matching would not solve.
Thanks for looking.
cheers
Ben
Arcam rdac in great condition, not a scratch or mark on it that I can see.
I've owned it for about a year and its been faultless, but now its been replaced by a Young dac which is better but of course in a different price league alltogether. I was planning on keeping it to use in my 2nd system but tbh I have seen a cart I hope to buy and so this needs to find a new home to help fund that.
These were very highly rated when released and its still a brilliant budget / starter dac which will make someone very happy.
Complete with original box, manual and power cable. I am looking for £120 which includes postage to standard UK addresses. Or feel free to collect from Liverpool where you can demo it as well. Payment via cash or paypal gift or bank transfer pls.
Sorry my photos are a bit rubbish but be assured the unit is in great condition.
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/zoidburg1975/20150903_153233.jpg (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/zoidburg1975/media/20150903_153233.jpg.html)
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/zoidburg1975/20150903_153011.jpg (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/zoidburg1975/media/20150903_153011.jpg.html)
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/zoidburg1975/20150903_153032.jpg (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/zoidburg1975/media/20150903_153032.jpg.html)
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/zoidburg1975/20150903_152949.jpg (http://s1085.photobucket.com/user/zoidburg1975/media/20150903_152949.jpg.html)
heres some blurb from hifi choice
Sonically, the rDAC is a strong proposition. Connected over USB and given lossless or better files (although 24-bit/192khz files are limited to a transmission rate of 24/96), the rDAC is an enticing performer. It produces a natural and unforced presentation, entirely free from harshness or aggression. Indeed, its performance is free from even the slightest sense of digital sheen or artefacts, which is a huge boost to long-term listening. Given that this naturalness is an intended outcome of the design of the Wolfson WM8741, it is good news to report that this appears to have succeeded in practice.
Vocals are well presented and believably real with the sense of space and decay vital for the suspension of disbelief. The rDAC will also present an excellent and well-judged soundstage, well in proportion to the recording being listened to. Further good news is that switching to compressed music, be it the 320k MP3 of Spotify or music ripped to lossy AAC in iTunes stays involving and listenable. The rDAC is quick to reward the use of high-resolution files, but pleasingly slow to punish the use of compressed ones.
Switching over to the coaxial input does not change the behaviour of the rDAC in any substantial way, although this is as much a reflection of how good the USB input actually is, rather than any deficiency on the part of the coaxial input. The rDAC always remains natural and unforced and even poor recordings will not push it towards stridency or harshness.
Give the rDAC a typical modern recording with the levels turned Spinal Tap-style to eleven and it will manage to find the dynamics within it that have been compressed to within an inch of their life. This gets even better when you give it a CD recording which has been treated with a little more respect and the results are very nearly as good as high-resolution digital over USB.
The only real downside of this control and relaxed nature is that given a genuinely exciting recording, there is a sense that the rDAC is keeping some of the dynamics and force in check. This is often apparent in the bass response which is fast and tuneful, but not as deep as some of the Arcam’s key competitors.
Those who need more excitement in their lives and are possibly willing to trade off a little of the Arcam’s extremely forgiving nature with poor recordings, may be better served elsewhere. Alternatively, this is nothing some thoughtful system- matching would not solve.
Thanks for looking.
cheers
Ben