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Έφτασαν τα πρώτα kit.
Έχει βουήξει ο κόσμος για το συγκεκριμένο chip και οι πρώτες εντυπώσεις είναι θετικότατες.We will have 20 Buffalo DAC modules available from the first run of boards, and we are planning another order which will arrive shortly to meet expected demand. We also have tweaked the component values for the IVY kit (I/V stage) for optimum performance with the Buffalo. there are two minor errors on the silk screen labeling for these boards, but I will include a printed correction.
Pricing for the first 20 modules will be as follows:
Buffalo DAC Module, fully assembled: $129
Buffalo DAC Module + Dual Power Supply Kit (LCDPS): $169
Buffalo DAC Module + Dual Power Supply Kit (LCDPS) + IVY I/V Stage Kit + Bipolar Power Supply Kit (LCBPS): $275
These will include the standard compliment of mounting hardware and terminal blocks for making the connections (unmounted). The IVY comes as a kit which requires assembly (see Opus page for details).
Once we have more boards in stock, we will offer them bare, and with just the DAC chip mounted. Pricing for the next board run will depend on how many we order, but will likely be the same (or at least close) to these prices. The price increase over the other DAC modules is based mainly on the cost of the ES9008 DAC chips, but also the need for micro-controller programming, etc.
I have no plans at this time to offer the DAC chips by themselves.
I plan to start shipping these modules on Monday, May 5th, assuming all the parts arrive on time. I will begin taking orders for them on Saturday, April 26th at 10PM EST. Check for the new Buffalo page to appear.
Mία σχετική αναφορά στο Stereophile:
και technical details: Click (pdf)It can provide eight channels of high-quaity surround sound or two channels of exceptionally high quality stereo sound. "Each time you double-up the channels, you drop S/N," Mallinson said. "So you gain a 6dB drop in noise running this in stereo mode, giving us a measured 134dB dynamic range, -118dB THD from 44.1kHz to 192kHz sample rates
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