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.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMoSVHDTxzg

[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-Non-Oversampling-NOS-DAC-TDA1543-DIR9001-2x9V-NiMH-powers-from-USB/202318308423?hash=item2f1b1c6447:g:C2UAAOSw1S9Weu2 s

[User211]

Let's have some fun.

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

Who will break first?:lol:;)

[walpurgis]

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

[Bigman80]

Well, to save you the suspense, lets just say it's been here two months and I'll give you a tenner. :D ;)[emoji23]

[User211]

Well, to save you the suspense, lets just say it's been here two months and I'll give you a tenner. :D ;)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.:doh::rolleyes::scratch::mental:

[struth]

I will save you 100. Lol.

Surprised this has not sold. I might be tempted myself

[User211]

£65.

C'mon that's pretty reasonable... explore battery NOS sound for next to nowt. It's really quite good.

[Lawrence001]

I'm already spending that £100 in my head :)

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[Audio Al]

I purchased Jerry unit , Its good enough for me as I only do digital very occasionally

[User211]

£60.

Madly good value. Crazy.

Forum numpties.

[jandl100]

£60.

Madly good value. Crazy. .

I agree - it's a very fine DAC - see John Landloper's comments above.
Actually, it's way better sounding than Justin allows himself to realise - he's obsessed with tube rolling in DACs. :mental: ;)


Forum numpties.

Aww, an object lesson in how to sweet talk potential buyers. :lol:

[User211]

Aww, an object lesson in how to sweet talk potential buyers. :lol:

I'm just too honest:D Never did makes sales, but then I never tried.

OK, so for each further pound it goes down, I will score a 1cm mark in the chassis, just so whoever buys it knows what a friggin' cheapskate they were. Unless it sells today or tomorrow.

Did that work? No? On well...:lol:;)

[User211]

Look, I have upgraded it to use the KR 300B Ricardo Kron edition.

Has to sell now.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180606/6fc06c280605ee52bb4206b8f09072de.jpg

[Bigman80]

Look, I have upgraded it to use the KR 300B Ricardo Kron edition.

Has to sell now.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180606/6fc06c280605ee52bb4206b8f09072de.jpg🤣

[User211]

What? Even the anti-sales techniques and warped humour aren't working?:scratch:

This DAC is starting to get offended.:finger:

[User211]

Sold STP! :carrot::rock:

[struth]

yay...stop me looking :)

[walpurgis]

So I'm not getting it for a tenner then? :(

[User211]

So I'm not getting it for a tenner then? :(

No the Bottle Of Fire is:D

[User211]

Er.. for the going rate as expressed, not a tenner.;)