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
georgehifi

Showing 2 responses by pesky_wabbit

I think it’s the six month wait that’s a deal buster for some of us. That’s a long time in the world of digital technology, and who knows what’s going to turrn up in the interim.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the dishonest response from the "designer" concerning the obvious copy of the Hibiki (Sosolar) design.
 
I have just spent some time perusing the massdrop communities forum
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-airist-audio-r-2r-dac/talk/2098625
And I must admit the case for plagiarism / intellectual theft is pretty strong.