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Airist Audio discrete R-2R DAC, at an unbelievable $350!!!!!

Airist Audio discrete R-2R DAC

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-airist-audio-r-2r-dac?irgwc=1&clickid=VbKX5aQIE2HQymtzJh...

Pity, all that’s missing is a volume control so you can go direct to amp, as it has 2.5v output.

Some good reading on it here posted by project86
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/massdrop-x-airist-audio-r-2r-dac-a-discrete-resistor-ladder-dac-for-...

Go get’em you cheap skates.

Cheers George
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georgehifi OP
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What " OL DAC" have you got make/model? some R2R old ones are very good still.

Cheers George
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mstrauss58
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Thx George. JDS Labs current ol dac.
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georgehifi OP
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Hi mstrauss, sorry when you said ol dac I thought you meant an old R2R dac.
From what I found out the Ol Dac is not R2R multibit as it does 192 upsampling, so it’s most probably delta sigma.
To me R2R has it over delta sigma when converting redbook pcm. And for dsd what I found the Ol Dac can’t do it either.

Cheers George
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The Massdrop on these, went ahead a few hours ago, interesting that 121 units have sold already!

Cheers George
ron1319
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I don't want to buy now and wait 6 months or until they finally get their production issues sorted out.  The guy who is claiming the design is his really missed an opportunity.  If he had product ready to go right now, he could have sold me one of those if he could have had it to me next week.
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