Did I mention the new CHIME GOLD is ready for sale? First one already shipped. This is a regular CHIME but stuffed into a "normal" looking chassis. The front is a finely machined and engraved gold anodized aluminum panel, mated to a nice Par-Metal series 20 chassis. The result is a very professional appearance. As good as Conrad Johnson. This form factor fits with the typical hi-end paradigm (and racks, too). Price goes up a little due to the extra cost of this premium chassis. Still a bargain, compared with Meridian, dCS, Wadia, EMM, etc.
Tubes are all internal, the S/PDIF inputs have been removed, so it is USB only. No more volume control. Just a straight USB DAC. I also added a switch for filter response, either slow or fast rolloff (normal CHIME is set to fast). Three blue LEDs on the front indicate operational status.
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