Audio Mirror WAVE DAC k


@audiomirror  I am very interested in the WAVE DAC.  I know this is a new piece of  equipment and not many have been made.  If by chance someone has this DAC could you give us some info and thoughts about the DAC.  Vlad if you are out there  can you tell us about the build and what's inside.  The website gives some info but I would like to know more. 

brbrock

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Hello Guys,

Here is some information about WAVE DAC. Took me a little over 2 yrs to design it.

DAC has no capacitors in the signal path. Uses one of the best sounding tube for small signals. I experimented a lot with different tubes. This  was the best sounding one. In the digital part of the DAC I have 6 separate dual regulated, ultra low noise, linear power supplies. Separate transformers(3 pieces)for digital, analog tube section and tube filament. DAC uses the best USB XMOS chip for USB input. Three separate receivers for USB, I2S and the rest(optical, coaxial and AES). It reclocks all the signals. Output transformers are custom made Lundahl. My main goal was to create DAC which not only sounds musical and analog, but to be able to extract all possible information ad details from digital file. Well..... first time I heard the prototype I was building, I was shocked. Honestly I didn't expect to be so good. I expected something a little better than Tubadour VI. I can keep talking about sound, but it's not fair coming from me. It will be more like I am bragging. I compared WAVE DAC to a few super expensive DACs. It sounds better than any of them. I don't want to share all the technical details with you guys, because there are some design secrets which I want to keep it for me. I hope you understand.

Currently I offer a discount of 35% and also a trade in option. You can trade in your Tubadour DAC and also get the 35% discount at the same time. Email me with questions and we can discuss the details. 

Hello Brandon,

Which power supply? The 6 double regulated linear, ultra low noise ones for the digital part or the tube section one?The tube section power supply has tube rectifier, MOSFET regulator , dual choke and 2000uf, which BTW is overkill if you know how much capacitance tube rectifier normally requires. Also the MOSFET regulator is also a capacitance multiplier, which brings total capacitance way up than 2000uf. Also it has something some other circuit which I don't want to discuss. It is strange  you ask this question. I wonder what this info tells you? This is not a power amp. It is a digital circuit and a small signal tube section. If you want call me and we can discuss the DAC. 2816307917