Exciting NEW Tube DAC coming from UK : VAD-12 DSD

[bmichels]

May be a new contender for the "best DAC" in the 10.000 $ price range ? A beauty !

A very high quality DAC coming from UK that is not very well known:the VAD new dual mono DAC-12 DSD from Valve Audio Design.









2 totally separate DAC engines: one for PCM and one for DSD ! This DSD playback is completely separate from the PCM DAC: It has its own dedicated USB, mains power supplies and analogue path.

Anyone has heard it ?

I wonder if it will offer a good synergy with my Eddie Current 445 tube headphone amp ? ( Before discovering this VAD DAC, I was considering two R2R DAC for my EC445: Total DAC D1 & MSB Analog DAC !)

 

[blackdog]

I've never heard or seen one, so I can't comment on the sound. But, for 10k you would think the build would be a lot better. Looks like a mish mash of thrown together parts.

 

[wisnon]

This is not a new Dac. Neither is it the first to have separate DSD and PCM engines.