SOLD: SOLD - Berkeley Audio Alpha DAC Series I

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Item: SOLD - Berkeley Audio Alpha DAC Series I
Location: Melbourne
Price: $2400
Item Condition: Perfect
Reason for selling: Upgrading
Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only
Extra Info: 

 

One of the top dacs when released and still comparable with the very best in terms of sound quality, resolution and soundstaging.  Build-in pre-amp does not degrade the sound whatsoever and drives most ampifiers better than a separate pre-amp.

 

Rated as the best DAC Robert Harley (Editor Absolute Sound) had ever heard (winner of  Absolute sounds, poduct of the year, editors choice and golden ear awards multiple years in a row and Computer Audiophile awards as well.)

 

Two channel analog stereo outputs: XLR balanced and RCA unbalanced

Digital Inputs: AES - Single XLR 110, SPDIF - BNC 75, Toslink – Optical, BADA encrypted - RJ-45

 

Input sampling rate, from 44.1kHz to 192kHz. HDCD decoding, polarity inversion, a range of digital filters, adjustable output level, (the Alpha DAC is designed to drive a power amplifier directly).

 

 

Extract from the Absolute sound review:

."...resolving lots of information without sounding analytical, hyped, or “hi-fi-like.” The Alpha DAC presents to the listener a tremendous amount of low-level detail such as delicate spatial cues, the finely filigreed harmonic structure that defines instrumental timbres, and the gossamer-like quality of the very end of reverberation tails. ...... it’s this ability to dig down into the lowermost levels that elevates its performance into the top level of digital playback. ......fostering a tremendous sense of ease, relaxation, and musical involvement...... The Alpha DAC is also capable of huge dynamic contrasts, along with a lightning-fast portrayal of transient information. The music swings effortlessly from quiet to full-scale with tremendous speed, but with no sense of etch on the transient leading edges. "

Full review

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/berkeley-audio-design-alpha-dac-1/

 

 
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Edited February 1, 2018 by Fikub33