Enlightened Audio Designs EAD DSP-7000 Series III Nice shape - Balanced Outputs
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| Ships from | Las Vegas, NV, 89128 |
| Ships to | United States |
| Package dimensions | 22.0" × 22.0" × 10.0" (22.0 lbs.) |
| Shipping carriers | USPS, UPS or FedEx |
| Shipping cost | Free |
| Original accessories | Manual |
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I highly regard EAD products! I feel they are some of the best sounding equipment and best values in the used high end audio market.
Up for sale is EAD's DSP-7000 DAC. It retailed for $3150 with the $399 optional balanced analog outputs. This series DAC made a name for the beginnings of EAD as it was positively reviewed for its fantastic sound and quality at a decent comparative price!
This is the advanced Series III with High Definition CD decoding and "Digital Flywheel" achieving a 10-fold jitter reduction from EADs already advanced Series II reclocking circuitry."
There are few audio componenets that increase in value over the years, but I feel this DAC as it becomes more scarce (especially with the balanced outputs) will command higher resale as it has became a legend of DACS!
SOLD - I also have for sale a matching EAD CD-1000 CD player with coaxial output (NOT included - see last picture). This can be used as a high-end CD transport with a benefit of a quality built in DAC. I used both DACS and it was nice to listen to either DAC (A/B comparison) to enjoy their different sound qualities! - SOLD
I have owned this for many years and have taken care of it, unfortunately I cannot keep every piece audio gear, and my wife is "suggesting" I sell some of my treasured equipment.
Please look at my other auctions.
I will put anti-tamper seals on cover and will not accept return if tampered with. Sorry, but there are some dishonest buyers who swap parts to fix their unit and ask for a refund.
Info taken from the WWW regarding this DAC. Much more positive reviews on the web. The DSP-7000 Series III incorporates advanced digital and analog design features, providing a new standard of sonic performance in digital and audio playback:
Digital Flywheel reclocking cicuitry is a state-of-the-art, proprietary, dual time constant phase locked loop, utilizing a precision voltage-controlled crystal oscillator (VCXO). The electronic equivalent of a massive rotating flywheel, Digital Flywheel smooths out instantaneous time-base fluctuations (i.e., jitter), achieving a ten-fold jitter reduction from EAD's already advanced Series II reclocking cicuitry. This unrivaled jitter performance is especially cruncil in achieving the ultimate musical resolution and sound-stage focus possible through the HDCD process.
EAD's proprietary AccuLinear design provides superior analog reconstruction of the musical waveform. This advanced technology incorporates discrete components within a single chip wafer to provide greater speed and accuracy than either discrete or conventional integrated designs can provide. This results in reduced transient distortion in the critical current-to-voltage stage -- effectively eliminating the principal source of harshness, glare and stridency commonly associated with CD sound.
Hand-matched, select-grade, dual-differential Burr Brown 20-bit DACs provide exceptional low-level linearity and dynamic range, with a guaranteed THD and noise level below -96dB.
ST-glass fiber-optic input provides an exceptionally high-quaity digital data link that is essentially immune to environmental AC electronic noise and resulting jitter.
Extensive error reporting. Front panel LEDs separately warn of signal degradation caused by uncorrected disk-read errors (i.e., transport errors) or inadequate performance of the coaxial and/or optical digital interconnects.
Upgradable design. All key components are socketed for easy replacement as advancements in digital technology allow.
Absolute phase switch. Phase inversion is accomplished in the digital domain, with no added analog circuitry to degrade the musical signal.
DC-coupled output eliminates capacitors in the signal path, prevents low-frequency roll-off and phase shift, and ensures extended, deep bass into any load.
Massive, custom toroidal power transformer features low mechanical noise and radiated hum field.
Thirteen separate power supplies, including multi-stage regulation for the critical analog stages.
Sophisticated grounding and isolation of the digital and analog stages eliminates potentially harmful ultrasonic and RF noise.
High-quality custom, gold-plated RCA connectors used for both analog and digital inputs and outputs. Balanced outputs with switchable gain available as an option.
"The EAD DSP-7000 Series III processor lists for $2,750 and is finished in either black or silver. Gold finish is available special order for an additional $200, and balanced outputs cost another $399." (excerpt from Stereophile magazine)
"EADs DSP-7000 Series III represents a pain staking clean-up when compared with it's predecessor, the Series II model. At the core of this clean-up is what EAD calls Digital Flywheel Reclocking Cicuitry. "The electronic equivalent of a massive rotating flywheel" says an EAD explanation. "Digital Flywheel smooths out the instantaneous time-base fluctuations (or "jitter"), achieving a 10-f old jitter reduction from EADs already advanced Series II reclocking circuitry." "I would say EADs meticulous battening of the digital hatches, combined with the HDCD chip itself, has turned a sonically shadowed DA converter (Series II) into one of the most musical sounding components to be found at any price (Series III). "The many hours I have spent listening to the Series III converter were all too short." "The new discs, old discs, some bearing fancy names of recording processes -- all acquired a new aura of presence, depth, warmth, human endeavor." "And, not just in A-B comparisons between the two versions of EADs converter, but also in switching between a couple of favourite D/A converters and the HDCD model from EAD. This new DA converter sets the benchmark for a new era of digital sound." (above excerpts from Audio Video Interiors)
The EAD DSP-7000 DACs are interesting in that they're based on AD1862, supposedly one of the best R2Rs ever made.
EAD DACs are the bests, in term of musicality. Better than Spectral 9000 Pro, better then ML dacs, even better than DCS items..... The are more precise, more accurate,more musical and are the ones that gives the most 3-D aspect.
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