January 28, 200917 yr I'm looking for suggestions of interesting DAC designs and/or PCBs/kits. I guess I'm shooting for the higher end of things, and PCM1704-based stuff has gotten my attention. So far I've found the Hagerman Chime and TentLabs kit. Any opinions on these? Anything else I should consider? Also, are there any standalone USB-I2S or analog output stage kits worth looking at? Thanks!
January 28, 200917 yr Author Right, I forgot to mention them. As long as I could pair up a discrete transistor or tube I/V and output stage to it, I'd think about that. All I've found on the site is an opamp I/V stage, maybe I'm missing something.
January 28, 200917 yr They have a discrete I/V stage in a second round of testing now, it won't be far away. That OPAMP output stage is surprisingly good though, and pretty inexpensive even if it is only temporary.
January 28, 200917 yr Author Sigh. Let's rephrase things to "I'm looking for beefy output stages, Modwright-style."
January 28, 200917 yr Let's rephrase things to "I'm looking for beefy output stages, Modwright-style." I've got your output stage, right here. *pelvic thrust*
January 28, 200917 yr I've got your output stage, right here. *pelvic thrust* Beware the low input impedance.
January 28, 200917 yr opamps prevent you from returning my PMs, so i don't blame them at all Seemed like you were getting good advice in the thread.
January 28, 200917 yr Author I've got your output stage, right here. *pelvic thrust* Touche Now that we've gotten over the TPA lovefest, any other recommendations? Or thoughts on Hagerman or Tent Labs? Edit: that's not dismissive, I'm definitely going to look at the Buffalo and related stuff.
January 28, 200917 yr Author Also forgot to mention the K and K RAKK DAC... I guess, now that I stop and think about it, there's a pretty good field to start with. Any commentary on these designs?
January 28, 200917 yr I love folks who dismiss opamp based output stages without hearing it first. Oh but its true DIYHiFi.org • View topic - "Op-amps unsuitable for audio DAC I/V" - myth?
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