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    Join Date: Dec 2012

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    Williams Audio Valve DAC

    Williams Audio Dac. Built by Duncan/tubehunter to a very high standard.

    Original description when Duncan sold it.

    'Output is slightly higher than the standard 2volts around 4/5volts, so will drive a power amp direct but is still usable with a preamp.

    Spec:
    Wolfson WM8740 DAC
    DIR9001 digital receiver
    PCM2902 USB interface
    AM26C32 for SPDIF

    Inputs USB, Optical or SPDIF
    Input signal source scanned and selected automatically
    Power supply for analog, digital and driver section are separate and independent
    Double regulated before board, then step up and third stage regulation on board.

    Valve output stage is SRPP using the most excellent 6N6P tube.
    Input capacitors are Mundorf supreme and output capacitors are AmpOhm.
    Two 6amp mains Transformers supply Dac regulators and stepped up again to provide HT for valves.
    Smoothing is by quality polypropylene capacitors and choke with kiwarme resistors.

    Case is solid beech sides with 5mm clear acrylic top/back and base. The top slides off for access. There is a small crack in back panel to the right hand side which isn't a problem.*
    The front is a sandwich of 10mm clear and 3mm transparent blue.

    This thing rocks!'

    Condition is used- ie minor marks and the perspex shows some sign of being over the top of a hot valve. Not really visable in use.
    To be fair, I bought this to use for a few weeks whilst I had my Chevron repaired/ upgraded but Ive really enjoyed it and I have a feeling it might outperform my Chevron (which comes home tomorrrow) but I love my chevron set up, so its staying put.
    It's a heavy unit and comes with a couple of spare valves. Doubt much would touch this for the money.

    £175. Prefer not to post. Located in stoke on trent (I am travelling to neat Oxford and also london mid december)






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    Arrrgh. Doesnt matter what i do...that first photo comes out sideways! Help please!

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    there u go
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    The file is too big. That's what's causing it.

    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    Thanks fellas

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    I had this originally from Duncan.
    If I wasn’t desperately trying to downsize box count, it definitely would have stayed.
    Worth mentioning that it has an auto detect function.. plug in a coax cable and it’ll just switch to it.
    A lot of kit for little money.


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    Bump.

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    Removed from sale. Dropped into my system today and it seems to suit what I have at present, more so than my chevron.

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