For all those curious about DACs, the Arizona AV Club is partnering with several manufacturers and dealers to produce a DAC shootout on Saturday August 24th 11am to 3pm.
The event will be held at Acoustic Designs 16074 N. 78th Street, Suite B104, Scottsdale, AZ 85260.
The following DACs will be present:
- Schiit Yggdrasil
- Chord Qutest
- Benchmark DAC3
- iFi Audio Pro iDSD
- PS Audio DirectStream
- Holo Audio Spring DAC2
- Jolida Glass FX DAC
- NuPrime Evolution DAC
- L.K.S. DAC MH-DA004
- Line Magnetic
The DACs will be played in an acoustically treated room on a reference system consisting of Focal Maestro Utopia Evos driven by SAE and Acoustic Research gear.
If you have any interest in hearing well regarded DACs on a top tier system don't miss this event! There is a $10 entry fee. RSVPs are appreciated due to limited seating; multiple sessions will be available. There will also be a speaker from Chord present to talk about their technology.
More information here: www.AZAVCLUB.COM