Bel Canto Design DAC2 D/A Converter
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Ships from | Liverpool, NY, 13090 |
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BEL CANTO DAC2 D/A Converter - USED - $250 FIRM plus shipping
In very good condition, this BelCanto DAC2 works great and is a pretty nice sounding piece too. Retail new these were $1,300 and got many good reviews. Will accept up to 24/96 data over coax or optical, then up-samples to 24/192. You often see these with asking prices of $350 to $400, priced to sell this one is yours for FIRM $250 plus ship! No box or manual, will box to safely ship anywhere around the globe.
Description from review
"in the case of the DAC2, there were a few circuit changes that John Stronczer, Bel Canto's head designer, wanted to implement as well. Chief among these was an upgrade from the DAC1's Crystal 8420 sample-rate converter to one from Analog Devices, the AD1896, which allowed true 24/192 conversion/upsampling and an improved signal-to-noise ratio. The AD1896 also includes a dual-rate digital phase-locked-loop function, which in the DAC2 is used in conjunction with a dual-stage dejitter circuit in the new SP/DIF receiver from Burr-Brown for improved jitter rejection.
Stronczer then chose a new multi-bit, dual-differential, sigma-delta DAC from Burr-Brown, which he calls "a remarkable device" providing "the best of multi-bit and single-bit technology in a small, low-power package." Because this DAC operates full time at 24/192, Stronczer was able to eliminate analog-filter components from the DAC1's design. The DAC1's slow-roll-off filter remains and now operates at 96kHz, eliminating the need for a standard brickwall filter and the time smear that goes along with it. Bel Canto tied the circuit together on a four-layer PC board with multiple regulated power supplies, dual regulation for the DAC stage, and an improved overall layout. "It is really a totally new design from the SP/DIF input to the RCA outputs" is Stronczer's assessment. Seems that way to me too."
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