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Satin black Zodiac+ Mastering DAC with Voltikus External Power Supply. Performed flawlessly via USB with my Mac Mini music server. This equipment is in flawless condition and is supplied with all of the original manufacturers packaging and accessories.
The Zodiac+ strengths are timing, air, soundstage depth and an overall presence to the music that is quite startling. One thing to note is that this converter is known to improve substantially with additional operating hours. Some claim 200–800 hours for fully fleshed-out performance. You can save yourself the pain and enjoy this fully broken-in model immediately.
Asking price of $ includes shipping from Canada (via Canada Post - should you elect to insure the extra cost is on you). US buyer is responsible for any/all import charges. Paypal accepted (buyer pays usual fees).
The Voltikus external power supply option (included with package) results in further refinement - better dynamics, transparency and a wider and deeper soundstage. Bass is improved (depth and slam) - overall a bigger, fuller sound with better dynamics. Drives headphones better (the headphone amp is very good in this DAC). Inner detail retrieval is improved, as a result of the noise floor being lowered. This converter will provide you with supreme performance along with the reliability and build quality of a renowned pro studio equipment manufacturer.
PRODUCT SUMMARY
– 24/192 DAC with S/PDIF, asynchronous USB and AES/EBU inputs, plus a headphone amplifier, and a proper analog preamp (RCA and XLR inputs) thanks to its analogue-domain volume control. It's capable of sitting at the heart of a complete modern two-channel system without additional lossy attenuators.
- Made by Antelope Audio. That means it really can lay plausible claim to jitter immunity, or something close to it. Antelope knows jitter: their clocking products are state-of-the-art in the domain of pro audio. In practice, it's the cheapest D-A converter we've heard that genuinely renders irrelevant minor jitter-inducing software changes in a computer transport.
- Sonic performance. After listening to a Zodiiac, you will hear the detrimental effects of jitter in almost everything else you audition. The Zodiac+ has an uncommonly natural rendition of space and place. It's airy and very, very detailed – with a quicksilver sense of pace and timing. This DAC will be among the finest money can buy. The Voltikus power supply contributes noticeably more convincing low frequency heft (amongst other improvements).
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