Lab 12 DAC1 Special Edition

Thanks
david_ten
LMK

Fully balanced outputs would have been nice. Hate to throw a single ended DAC into a fully balanced system.  Cant wait to hear your feedback David. Nice post. 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/DAC-TDA1543-NOS-8-0-DIR9001-tube-6DJ8-6922-/321993586576?_mwBanner=1&nm...                                                China made circuit board,just some different caps close to tube.

Update...I had the wonderful opportunity and pleasure to listen to Jay’s Audio CDT2-Mk2 Transport and the Lab12 DAC1 SE combo in @teajay Terry London’s system which is anchored by the Tekton Ulfberth speakers.

For those of you considering the Lab12 DAC1 SE (or the Jay’s Audio Transport), both of which have been recently reviewed by @teajay over at hometheaterreview.com ....

Terry’s review of both of these components is on the mark!!!

I was not able to A/B vs equivalent components or audition the same in a different system, however, I can say with confidence, that should your music genres and preferences align or overlap with Terry’s you will likely be extremely pleased with their performance. At their price points, both are phenomenal buys.

It’s really interesting to see this DAC has apparently been born again. Loads of great reviews from around 2013-14 when it first came out.  It probably didn’t get the attention it deserved back then but the current fad for NOS DACs has clearly given it a second chance, which is incredible for such a fast developing category. 
You’d have thought it would have been left behind with the passage of time but they must have got something very right, back then. The good news is that you might be able to find a 3-4 year old example  for next to nothing.  Snap one up, if you do.  From all the recents comments you can’t  go wrong if you can find one under, say, $500.