Music Hall DAC-25.2 Tube DAC USA made

Experience a Tube DAC (Made in USA)
8/10 Excellent condition with minimal visible cosmetic wear . There are a few extremely small nicks and dings on the left and top edges of the faceplate and some small dings on a small area of the volume knob edge. Operational condition of this item is excellent.

The dac25.2 is a combination digital-to-analog processor and headphone amplifier. And it's tubed. It retails for $599, even though Roy, playing to the hilt the role of thrifty Scot, claims it's worth hundreds more.

Four from Column A: S/PDIF coaxial, XLR, TosLink optical, and USB inputs. And two analog outputs from Column B: RCA single-ended or balanced XLR. There are no analog inputs and there is no iPod dock. But there is a ¼" headphone jack, along with its own volume knob (which can also be used to drive a pair of powered speakers in your office). There's no remote control, but there's a lot on offer here. And remember, even Creek is now made in China—just like your GE toaster or your Proctor Silex coffeemaker.

A Texas Instruments (formerly Burr-Brown) 24-bit/192kHz chip, provides the dac25.2's 8x-oversampling digital filter. Upstream, a Texas Instruments SRC4192 takes care of reclocking, jitter control, and sample-rate conversion. I preferred the 192kHz setting for the most airy, open, relaxed sound. Roy says he prefers no upsampling.

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