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hifinutt
28-03-2018, 09:48
lovely dac 3.5 vbs which does require a vbs1 or external power supply . very compact dac with vol control so can be used as pre amp if required . selling only to fund speakers

purchased new , birmingham based , boxed , remote , £799

review here
The D/A section of the e.One DAC3.5VB is largely the same as the one found in Bel Canto's e.One DAC3, reviewed by John Atkinson in November 2007. However, the DAC3.5VB's jitter-rejection circuitry is new. "We use an asynchronous approach to jitter rejection with a free-running low-jitter oscillator located near the DAC itself," John Stronczer, told me. "There's a steep 2Hz jitter-rejection filter, so by 10Hz any jitter-derived artifacts are attenuated by more than 20dB (10x), and by 100Hz [by] more than 80dB (10,000x). This process is effective for all digital inputs, no matter the source. Even a very high-jitter source like the [digital output of the] Apple Airport Express can be used for high-performance audio playback, because this way you don't suffer the typical corruption to dynamics and inner detail that jitter produces."

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hifinutt
31-03-2018, 10:35
if you need usb connection you can use one of these adaptors , i have used one similar with good success

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-S-PDIF-Interface-Audio-Converter-Coaxial-Optical-PCM-AC3-DTS-24bit-192kHz-/262434259637?clk_rvr_id=1484282193688&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=twenga&utm_campaign=twenga&utm_param=eyJlcyI6MCwicyI6OTcyMDIzNywiY2kiOiIwM2Zi MjNlYTFkOWMzYjRlYjY0NjkwZjJiZTI1YTE4YiIsImkiOiIyNj I0MzQyNTk2MzciLCJ0cyI6MTUyMjQ5MjQyOSwidiI6Mywic28i OjE1MDAsImMiOjE0OTcwfQ%3D%3D&rmvSB=true

Firebottle
01-04-2018, 07:43
I have heard this particular model and bought a Dac3 on the strength of it. Superb performer.

The VBS supply input needs 12V at about 1/2 amp, so a good 12V 1A linear psu is all you need to power it.

GLWS

hifinutt
01-04-2018, 12:47
thanks alan

temporarily withdrawn from sale