Conrad Johnson D/A-2B DAC DA Converter Very Nice! Tubes!

DESCRIPTION
Liquid CJ soundstage. The sound of tubes with this gorgeous DAC.

Use with your CD transport or cd player with digital output.

CONDITION:
8/10. If you look closely under bright lighting, you might see a few minor marks. Some light scratches on right side panel not visible from front. Faceplate very nice.

PAYMENT
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SHIPPING:
$55 to USA lower 48 states. $95 to AK, HI, PR. No international, please.

WHY AM I SELLING?
Don't need it.

From the CJ website:

"...D/A-2B Digital Processor

A digital processor accepts the data stream from the transport and converts the numerical data back into music. Several circuits are involved in this process. Of these, data conversion, analogue filtering and power supplies are particularly important to faithful music reproduction.

We have chosen to use bit-stream DAC chips for these processors because we find that they offer by far the most musical performance. The edgy, unmusical sound that we typically find with multi-bit DACs is probably attributable to a type of crossover-notch distortion which is intrinsic to these designs, and absent from bit-stream converters. This distortion is essentially invariant to signal amplitude, making it most noticeable on delicate musical passages, obscuring ambience information, tonal nuance, and harmonic subtlety The bit-stream approach reproduces these important elements of musical information far more naturally

The final stage of any DAC is the analogue output stage. This stage is a low-pass filter, designed to remove high-frequency (supersonic) artifacts of the conversion process. In the majority of units presently on the market, this critical function is performed by an IC op-amp, with much the same result as would be expected from using that device in a preamplifier. In contrast, the output stages of the D/A-2b and D/A-3 are designed and executed in much the same way as our preamplifier circuits, using discrete devices - the D/A-2b using vacuum-tubes, the D/A-3 using field-effect transistors.

Always important, power supply des critical to the musical performance of a tal processor, because of the need to isolate the sensitive analogue audio stages from the very high-frequency noise generated in the digital sections. In the D/A-2b and the D/A-3, dc voltage is supplied to the audio stage by a discrete regulated power supply, designed to offer vanishingly low impedance at all audio frequencies. These power supplies use polypropylene and polystyrene capacitors exclusively A similar, separate regulator supplies DC to the analogue circuits in the DAC chip - the origin of the audio signal.

The DR-1, D/A-2b and D/A-3 have been designed and produced with care to transform digital sources into a musically rewarding experience. These digital playback systems offer depth and focus of soundstage, tonal accuracy, and an ability to convey nuance in musical performances that many audiophiles have felt would not be possible from compact disc.

D/A-3
Sensitivity: 1.1 VRMS output at 0 dB (maximum output)

Distortion: less than .25% THD

Bandpass: 5 Hz to 20 KHz, +0, -1 dB

Hum and Noise: 95 dB relative to 1.0 V output

Phase: 0, 180 degrees of phase shift switch selectable

Inputs: Two RCA coaxial, one TOSlink optical. ST glass optical input is optionally available.

Digital Output: one RCA coaxial

Dimensions: 14.375D x 19W x 3.315H inches

Weight: 14 tbs.

All conrad-johnson products are carefully hand assembled and each is thoroughly tested to assure conformity to our exacting perfon-nance standards Our confidence in these components is reflected in our three year limited warranty covering labor and parts. Service is a top priority at conrad-johnson. In the event that a product does require service, it will be handled promptly and efficiently"

D/A-2b Vacuum-Tube Digital Processor

— introduced September, 1995

Specifications:
•Sensitivity: 1.0 VRMS output at 0 dB (maximum output)
•Distortion: less than .05% THD
•Bandpass: 5 Hz to 20 KHz, +0, -5 dB
•Hum and Noise: 92 dB relative to 1.0 V output
•Phase: 0, 180 degrees of phase shift switch selectable
•Inputs: One RCA coaxial, one BNC coaxial, one TOSlink optical. ST Glass optical input is optionally available.
•Digital Output: one BNC coaxial

Mechanical
•Dimensions: 14.375D x 19W x 3.315H inches