Exogal Comet DAC, upgraded power supply & Clarity Cable DC umbilical upgrade
Cost $3800
Sell Now asking $1595
From the engineering talents of the original Wadia engineers. DAC is in near mint condition, power supply is good but has a couple small scratches on back side corners... see pics. Has excellent integral volume control, which rivaled my Audionet preamp. Buyer pays shipping and paypal fees, if used. Please see my 100% positive feedback on Audiogon (same name). Located in OR.
Lots of reviews out there, some with power supply upgrade, and some without. The power supply upgrade and Clarity cable brings the sound up several notches.
Here's some review excerpts,
"That is what the Exogal Comet represents for me, a sizable step toward a sensation of living sound, not a reproduced electronic production. Though we still cannot completely capture the nuances of a live performance, the Comet is superb at rendering a sensation good enough to fool the ears. The Comet is my favorite DAC in the under $4K space, and should be heard by anyone seeking a no-compromise digital experience."
http://www.dagogo.com/my-short-and-sweet-component-list-of-2015Hifi + review said: "The Exogal is remarkable value for money and could quite happily sit at the hub of many a high-end digital system. "
Exogal (which means Out of this Galaxy) is a Minnesota company that makes DAC's and amplifiers. Its DNA comes from original Wadia engineers. Jim Kinne who designed the original Wadia gear is legendary and did the original Wadia DigiMaster™ products that are still considered exceptional. Jim is now designing state of the art products at affordable prices.
The Exogal Comet is a high performance digital to analog audio converter
(DAC) that is also a pre-amplifier with an analog input for your phono stage, including balanced and unbalanced analog outputs, digital volume control and asynchronous USB input.
The Comet uses an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) for its DAC. That means that unlike the competition that uses a commercially available DAC chip from from companies like ESS, Wolfson or Burr brown, the Comet is all programmed by Exogal and is upgradable over the web.
THE ABSOLUTE SOUND REVIEW May / June 2015 Review of the Comet by Vade Forester.
He says: "As a DAC and front end for digital sources, the Comet is a spectacular success and, especially at its moderate price, I strongly recommend you audition it in your system."
AUDIOSTREAM REVIEW 3-5-2015
Michael Lavorgna says: "I'm not going to sugarcoat this: The Exogal Comet DAC is one fine sounding piece of technology."
Ultra High-End Audio and Home Theater Review
Frank Berryman gives EXOGAL’s Comet DAC a glowing review and concludes that
the “...Exogal Comet has few if any peers in its class..”
Features:
Asynchronous USB, AES/EBU, SPDIF, Toslink, and line level Analog input
Direct connection analog outputs with 32-bit Digital Volume Control
Analog Outputs: one pair balanced (XLR), one pair unbalanced (RCA), one stereo Headphone
Single ended and balanced analog outputs can be used simultaneously. Single ended outputs can be programmed as stereo, or center/subwoofer operation. Single ended outputs have a programmable offset level from balanced outputs
Controlled by the Exogal Remote App for Android phone or tablet.
