I have an excellent condition Rega DAC for sale. Conservatively rated at an 8, but there's hardly a mark on it. It's a nice compact unit roughly the size of a textbook that tucks away nicely on a desktop system.
Reviews say this is a warm/analog/tubey sounding dac, and I agree with that. It's a refreshingly soft sound compared to newer dacs which I find are increasingly harsh and bright for the sake of digital "detail". It won't make those 90's mp3s sound like vinyl, but it'll certainly bring some life to sterile recordings.
This version is black in colour. It does not have the remote option, but does have 5 selectable filter settings rather than only 3 of the latest model. It lets you tailor the sound for the last bit of resolution. Here's some extra info on those:
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(low sample rates 32/44.1/48K)
1 Linear phase half-band filter
2 Minimum phase soft-knee filter
3 Minimum phase half-band filter
4 Linear phase apodising filter
5 Minimum phase apodising filter
(medium & high sample rates 88.2/96 & 176.4/192K)
1 Linear phase soft-knee filter
2 Minimum phase soft-knee filter
3 Linear phase brickwall filter
4 Minimum phase apodising filter
5 Linear phase apodising filter
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Personally, I preferred setting 4 on regular sample rate music, and had a very hard time telling the difference on high rez files.
It has usb input, as well as two coax and two optical inputs. Very useful is also the additional coax and optical outputs (which operate simultaneously), for chaining through to other devices which I found very useful for comparisons.
Looking for $350 USD shipping included (from Canada). Open to trades.
Bottom of the stack in both pictures.
I also have Yulong gear available for sale/trade: DA8 (dac/headamp) and A28 (balanced headphone amp) and P18 (power conditioner).
