Ayon Audio SIGMA TUBE DAC

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Ayon Sigma Tube Dac in excellent condition. If you have never heard a tube Dac, do yourself a favor. This Dac sounds unbelievably good.

The Absolute Sound referred to Ayon as "The Bugatti of Audio" and there is a reason. When I bought this Dac I auditioned everything I could find for demo under $8000 and this was easily better than everything else I heard.

This Dac has an excellent volume control so it can be used as a preamp or the volume can be bypassed if running into another preamp. There is a switch on the back for going between direct to amp or into a preamp.

It also has two separate gain options for pairing with the rest of the system. It converts PCM up to 24/192 and does true DSD conversion. There are two filter options for fine tuning the sound to your liking.

Read the reviews if you haven't heard Ayon before and you will be amazed. The sound is fast, detailed, airy, and the bass is magnificent. Best bass I've every heard from a tube pre.

I have rated it a 9/10 to be safe, but I cannot find a single mark on it. Nice metal remote that is also in excellent condition. I am not one who moves equipment around all the time, so this Dac has been in its spot in the rack since I bought it. Comes with the factory remote and factory triple box.

Please feel free to ask all questions before buying, I want you to be thrilled with your purchase. Includes original boxes ($400 value) and manual.

I have lots of gear and need to find a new home for this.

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Features & Design

The Ayon Sigma vacuum tube DAC is a world class DAC and 100% analog Preamplifier

Pure Class A triode vacuum tube operation, RCA and XLR balanced

Signal Path

Ayon believes in the shortest signal paths. Advanced circuit design – Pure Class A operation!

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• Monitored sequenced soft start – extended tube life

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• Warm up function

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• Zero negative feedback

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• Ultra short signal path

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• Simplest direct circuit path

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• Low output impedance

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• No solid state devices – analog tube output

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• Minimal discrete wiring

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• No followers or buffers

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• Premium quality parts throughout

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• Fully hand assembled superb craftsmanship

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• Independent analog output stage – left and right channel

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• Analog inputs RCA & XLR Balanced

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• All digital inputs included

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• Internal hardware PCM upsampler for CD sources to 24/192K (can be disabled)

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• Native 192kHz PCM and DSDx128 conversion

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• Ultra-low jitter internal clock generator

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• USB input 24/192 asynchronous and DSD – Volume control

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HD Power Supply

HD power supplies have enhanced AC line noise conditioning. Separate power transformer windings provide a pure power source serving the Quad 4x 6H30 output stage.

Electrolytic capacitors with huge electrical storage capacity.

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• R-Core Low noise power transformer – digital & analog

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• 2x 6H30 output stage

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• HD power supply provides a high speed energy

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• Independent, isolated power supplies for each stage of amplification

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• Monitored DC filament – soft start extending tube life to 8k hours

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• AC power line conditioner.

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• 6 independent voltage regulators

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Premium Components

Hand selected premium components

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• Premium High speed audiophile coupling capacitors

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• Premium quality tube sockets – gold pins

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• Premium capacitors MKP 2%

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• Premium quality RCA & XLR connectors

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• Gold PCB

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Exquisite Construction

Aircraft grade aluminum chassis. Elegant brushed aluminum. Anti resonance, non magnetic chassis. Hand assembled superb level of craftsmanship.

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• Panel engraving

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• Aluminum feet – resonance absorbing

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• Chassis finish: black

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Specifications

Digital/Analog ConverterAyon SigmaConversion32 bit, PCM up to 192k, 64xDSD, 128xDSDDAC configuration8 mono DACs to 2- stereo outsTube complement – Analog output6H30Dynamic range> 128dBOutput level @1 kHz / Rms0-10VOutput impedance Single-Ended-RCA~ 300 OhmsOutput impedance Balanced-XLR~ 300 OhmsDigital input1 x S/PDIF, 1 x AES/EBU, 1 x Toslink,

1 x BNC, 1 x USB, 1 x I2S, 1 x DoP,

3 x BNC for DSDAnalog inputs & outputsRCA & XLRS/N ratio> 120 dBFrequency response 20Hz – 20kHz +/- 0.2dBTotal harmonic distortion

@ 1kHz< 0.002%Remote controlYesDimension (WxDxH) cm18.89 x 14.17 x 4.33 inchesWeight39 lbs Specifications subject to change without notice