I'm selling my 5 month old Nuforce DAC-9 192K. This is Nuforce's reference class flagship DAC. This is the newest model with 24/192K capability and asynchronous USB. It also has a built in headphone amp, a fixed or variable volume control, balanced input/outputs and a remote control.
The condition is perfect, no scratches anywhere and it operates flawlessly. It comes with owners manual, remote, and stock power cord.
Price: Retailed for $1695 new, yours for $1000 + shipping within USA. Will accept money order, cashiers check or paypal add 3%. I'll be posting some pics in the next couple days. Unit is black.
Here's more info from the manufacture website:
The DAC-9 addresses the need for complexity on a foundation of remarkable simplicity. Minimal processing and the shortest possible signal paths set the DAC-9 apart. For example, when an input source is selected, a pair of high-performance DACs offer up to 24-bit/192kHz (24bit/96kHz for USB) conversion of digital audio data. Extensive testing and listening tell us that up-sampling and sample-rate conversion do more harm than good, as does negative feedback. Consequently, no form of sample-rate conversion is ever employed.
Summing the output of two DACs increases the signal-to-noise ratio to near-theoretical limits wherein every musical nuance stands out in brilliant contrast to a background of utter silence. As a further enhancement, an innovative Passive IV Digital Output Filter assures lifelike musical reproduction. The DAC-9’s passive circuit employs no negative feedback of any kind, thus providing a ripple-free response wherein high-frequency phase coherence is always maintained.
Beyond the DACs and digital filter, the converted signal passes on to the analog preamplifier stage, which also adheres minimalist design principles. Again, NuForce applies no negative feedback in order, among other good reasons, to avoid higher-order distortion artifacts that typically plague unnecessarily complicated designs. The quietest circuitry components and layouts, along with the shortest possible signal paths, likewise contribute to the DAC-9’s exemplary performance characteristics. As another pathway to a “straight-wire-with-gain” end, when the user selects Fixed-Mode Output, the digitally controlled, precision volume attenuator is bypassed via means of a precision mechanical relay.
As impressive as these refinements are, the DAC-9 would not be nearly so successful without the clean, stable energy a shunt-regulated linear power supply provides. With its multiple regulation stages, the power supply allows the DAC-9’s digital and analog circuits to operate to their fullest potential, with the lowest noise and distortion possible.
Specifications:
Digital Inputs: 6 selectable digital inputs, transformer or optical isolated, AC coupled. Maximum bit depth: 24 bit Maximum sample rate: 192kHz; USB spec (96k option): 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz
Analog Outputs Output Impedance: RCA, 0.01 Ohm; XLR , 50 Ohm; Headphone 10 Ohm Output voltage 0dB 1kHz: RCA 2.0/4.0Vrms, XLR 4.0/8.0Vrms (Low output/High output versions) Headphone power spec:
288mW rms @ 30 Ohm 210mW rms @ 120 Ohm 152mW rms @ 300 Ohm
THD+N: 0.01, 0dB, 1kHz Signal to Noise ratio: 103dB, 1kHz, A-weighted Frequency Response: 20-20kHz +/- 0.25dB
Power consumption: 9W AC voltage: 100V/110V/220V/230V depending on countries
Dimension: 215mm (w) x 400mm (d) x 60mm (h) Weight: 3.2Kg net, 4.5Kg shipped
