96KHz capable DAC

Looking for a good quality DAC with the ability to accept a 24/96 input signal, must have AES/EBU input and balanced analogue outputs. Onboard volume control and a headphone output would be nice to have too....

BTW - I'm not looking for a Benchmark DAC1, even though it meets the spec above.

Let me know what you've got and how much you are looking for.

Thanks.

 

Does virtually none of what you want (!) but I HAVE just posted a damn fine Musical Fidelity X-DAC v3 for sale on eBay, just in case you are interested!

For more information see:

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Musical-Fidelity...5839235551QQcategoryZ3272QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

The Wadia might be a bit too-high end... especially the price! And the reason I'm looking for 96Khz capable is to go on the end of a DEQ2496 - which is a totally amazing thing but I think its internal DACs can be improved on.

 

Hi Alan,

How about a Lavry DA10? If it lives up to its publicity it'll be a real Benchmark beater. They're supposed to be shipping early December. (Obviously, therefore, I haven't heard it, but I quite fancy one myself.)

Ian B

www.lavryengineering.com

 

The benchmark is easily beaten and again internet hype has given it a well undeserved status IMO

 

Pardon me for mentioning it. I only did so because of the obvious similarities the Lavry DA10 has to it - i.e. it comes from a US company in the pro-audio sector, it has headphone and volume control facilities, and it is priced similarly. I haven't heard the Benchmark or the Lavry, and I make no assumptions about the quality of either.

I thought the Lavry was worth mentioning as the company has a very good reputation and the DA10 appears to meet all of Alan's requirements.

Ian

 

Ian Calm down my boy I wasn't having a dig at you (sorry if you thought I was ) Its just the Benchmark, own 2 of them s can speak from expriance, they just don't ive up to the reviews thats all.
I've not heard Larvy, hopefully its better than BM, though I feel the Apogee mini dac is great for the cash streets ahead of the BM again similar money used.

 

alan - the M-audio SuperDAC meets your requirements.

 

Both of these are budget options, but I just happen to know about them as I'm currently looking into purchasing a cheap A/D converter for an experiment I want to carry out in my system...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MIDIMAN-FLYIN...7371397365QQcategoryZ3278QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

... no headphone socket on the above, but this one does:

http://www.dv247.com/invt/13553

 

The Behringer's a to d is pants I'm afraid Henry, tried that all ready LOL!!!!!
The one to have is red is colour and I can never remeber the name around the £400 mark and is a studio unit, I'll tryu and find it later....

 

Ah Tone, I nearly bought the Behringer, thanks for the tip! Would be interested in this studio red box thing when you find the info.

I guess you've probably already worked out what I'm up to.

What's your opinon on the Midiman Flying Cow box?

 

Its not to bad actually
the red box is streets ahead though, still can't find it, its on one of those studio suppliers website not dv though

 

I think Nic Rhodes had a look/listen at/to the Flying Cow. I almost did, if only to have in same system as the Flying Moles! In the end I came accross a sale of the ADX add on to the Dax Decade through which analogue replay from cassette player sounds much better than it should - absence of pre-amp?

 

Thats the one Simon, Have modded a few of these for my Studio Buddies, they likem its a good piece of kit. The A to D is great so is the dac

 

Can this unit do both A/D and D/A conversion at the same time?
E.G. could I feed my analogue source into it, it converts to digital and outputs to AES/EBU, Which I connect to the Behringer, then feed AES/EBU output from the Behringer to the digital input on the device for D/A conversion and thence to my amp?