Digital audio has finally come of age. If you are a fussy, analog LP only listener, you've finally found a digital product to enchant and entertain you. This is the story related over and over by just these sophisticated customers. Finally, in the DAC-1A, you have a product that honors the music and frees you to listen in fatigue-free bliss.

 

The Sound: HDCD®-encoded CDs are reproduced with all the benefits of the technology. All CDs are reproduced with a new level of naturalness and precision. DAC-1A speaks with authority and authenticity. Clarity and definition are stunning, but then so is warmth and atmosphere, reminding you of the live event. The bass reaches deep with a solid 'Wavefront' character. There is tremendous acoustical power and weight. The solid, dynamic "Wavefront" character reaches into the high end where the acoustic power and 'weight' of a ringing triangle provokes amazement. It's sum of sonic qualities reveals a striking sense of authenticity.

 

Technical: Incoming data is processed via a dedicated RS-422 Data Receiver. This stage shapes and cleans up the incoming signal, an important extra step rarely seen in DACs at any price. The main data receiver incorporates a De-Jitter PLL that attenuates jitter in the input data. Pacific Microsonics HDCD® Digital Filter operates with 24-Bit precision. Conversion to analog is via multi-bit precision Burr-Brown Digital to Analog Converters, not 1-bit types, in every model.

 

The Models:  DAC-1A20 incorporates dual 20-bit Burr-Brown DACs. DAC-1A Elite is a stunning refinement of the DAC-1A20. It has an impressive array of SILMIC II® capacitors, Soft-Recovery diodes and hand-selected parts, plus additional chassis damping. The Elite is transparent, extended, silky, dynamic and clear - sweet and full-bodied sound. DAC-1A Elite Ultra is the ultimate refinement of the Elite. It incorporates a more robust power supply and special capacitors in the analog and digital signal path. It is truly a "must hear" component. It has an unbelievable purity of sonic textures and a totally involving tonal naturalness. All three DAC-1A models offer the audiophile unmatched musical reproduction in their respective price ranges.

 

 

Suggested Retail Prices: 

 

DAC-1A20 - $1195.00

DAC-1A Elite - $1995.00

DAC-1A Elite Ultra - $2495.00

 

External dimensions: 15.5"W X 9"D X 2.75"H  

HDCD® is a registered trademark of Pacific Microsonics, Inc. 

Teflon® is a registered trademark of E.I. DuPont

 

 

MUSICAL DESIGN DAC-1A / 1A20 / ELITE