[Rashiki]

I bought a Cambridge Audio DacMagic about a week ago from Audio Advisor, but have decided that I don't like it. I was going to send it back to AA, but thought that I'd offer it on the circle first. It sounds good, but I wanted a DAC that could handle high-res (24bit/96kHz) input over USB, but the DacMagic is limited to 16bit/48kHz over USB. It will support 24/96 over S/PDIF. The Audio Advisor site doesn't specify the maximum sample rate over USB, so I had assumed it would handle 24/96, but I couldn't get it to accept 24-bit data. The Cambridge Audio website confirms that it only accepts 16-bit data over USB.

It's a demo model, but looks brand new and comes with the original packaging. This is the silver version.

This is the link to Audio Advisor, where I bought it:
http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=CADACMAGI%20BLK

This is the link to the product info on the Cambridge Audio site:
http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/summary.php?PID=320

I bought it during a 10% off demo sale, so the price was $339 - 10% ($305) + $12 for shipping. I estimate it will cost me around $15 to send it back to AA. If anyone wants it for $305, I'll cover up to $15 in shipping costs.

 -Rob

[edit, sold on 1/13/2009]

[wstandis]

where are you located

[Rashiki]

where are you located

I guess it would have been useful to state where the DAC might be shipped from... 

I'm in Pittsburg, California, U.S.A. Zip code 94565. Towards the far eastern edge of what is called the San Francisco Bay Area.

 -Rob

[wstandis]

i assume it works perfectly?  and how would you like payment?

[Rashiki]

i assume it works perfectly?  and how would you like payment?

Everything I've tested works: S/PDIF coax in, USB in, TOSLINK in, RCA out, S/PDIF coax out. I haven't tested the balanced outputs. Cosmetically, it's 10/10. I've had it for 8 days, and I've only used it for a few hours. It's a nice DAC, but not noticeably better than my current DAC, so I decided to return it or sell it at cost.

I'll take paypal, cash or personal check. Contact me by PM if you want to buy it.

[HighLandsBoy]

Hello Rashiki, would you share the make model of the DAC that you kept. I know the post is old but I'm looking for a good DAC under $500 and have been considering the Cambridge DacMagic. Thanks