Lab 12 DAC1 Special Edition

Terry London’s review of this DAC is online now at hometheaterreview.com

https://hometheaterreview.com/lab-12-dac1-special-edition-reviewed/

From Greece..."using the famous NOS Phillips TDA 1543 DAC chips ... it also uses a NOS 6922 vacuum tube in its analog conversion circuit."

Lab 12 page: http://www.lab12.gr/dac1

david_ten09-06-2018 2:57am

wig Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 831 posts 09-08-2018 at 06:17pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Looks like a very good design and 1541 and 1543 DAC are the best sounding (musicality) chips IMHO; stellar pricing for this level quality... Wig
janehamble Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 74 posts 09-11-2018 at 11:54pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Has anyone got any concrete information about whether or not this DAC has been improved in any meaningful way, since it was launched in 2013? I'm not understanding how this is new. What am I missing here?
grey9hound Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 599 posts 09-12-2018 at 12:21am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thanks david_ten LMK
nycjlee Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 279 posts 09-12-2018 at 12:44am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Fully balanced outputs would have been nice. Hate to throw a single ended DAC into a fully balanced system. Cant wait to hear your feedback David. Nice post.
batenet Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 15 posts 09-16-2018 at 09:22pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete https://www.ebay.com/itm/DAC-TDA1543-NOS-8-0-DIR9001-tube-6DJ8-6922-/321993586576?_mwBanner=1&nm... China made circuit board,just some different caps close to tube.