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Chord Electronics - DAVE

Reference-level Digital to Analogue Converter, Headphone Amplifier and Preamplifier

Model: DAVE

  • Digital inputs:
  • 4x 75ohms S/PDIF BNC Coax – 44.1kHz to 384kHz
  • 1x AES XLR – 44.1kHz to 96kHz
  • 2x Fibre Optic TOSLINK – 44.1kHz to 96kHz
  • 1x USB Type B – 44.1kHz to 768kHz (16 – 32bit) – PCM and DSD
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DAVE is the most advanced DAC we have ever made. It features the very best conversion technology available, using proprietary techniques never seen before, making DAVE the most advanced DAC/preamp amplifier in the world. DAVE stands for ‘Digital to Analogue Veritas in Extremis’, a moniker that best reflects the product’s capability; a device so advanced and with so few compromises, that it is truthful in the extreme.

DAVE, which is also a reference-level headphone amplifier and digital preamp, distils over twenty years of Chord Electronics’ research, development and advanced engineering into one device. At its heart lies the advanced Spartan 6 Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) with 1,000x the processing power of a traditional mass-produced chip DAC. DAVE’s FPGA is loaded with over a million lines of code to confront complex timing issues head-on, with speed and precision.

The FPGA’s extraordinary capability enables a number of key sonic benefits, including significantly improved timing and the best noise-shaper performance of any known DAC. DAVE’s technology delivers music with unmatched reality and musicality, with an unrivalled timing response. The device’s lossless digital volume control outputs the signal direct to your power amplifier for the purest experience.

DAVE has a large LC display, showing input, sample frequency, volume and set-up configurations options, within our famous porthole design. On its fascia, DAVE also features a rotary encoder with a large stainless steel controller and ball buttons, enabling direct interactivity in addition to the supplied remote control.

  • Digital inputs:
  • 4x 75ohms S/PDIF BNC Coax – 44.1kHz to 384kHz
  • 1x AES XLR – 44.1kHz to 96kHz
  • 2x Fibre Optic TOSLINK – 44.1kHz to 96kHz
  • 1x USB Type B – 44.1kHz to 768kHz (16 – 32bit) – PCM and DSD
  • Analogue outputs:
  • 1x Stereo Pair of Unbalanced RCA
  • 1x Stereo Pair of Balanced XLR
  • 1x 1/4” TRS Jack Headphone Output
  • 164k tap FPGA DAC
  • 768kHz Type B USB Input768kHz Type B USB Input
  • 4x 768kHz BNC Coax Inputs4x 768kHz BNC Coax Inputs
  • 2x 96kHz AES/EBU Inputs2x 96kHz AES/EBU Inputs
  • 2x 96kHz Optical Inputs2x 96kHz Optical Inputs
  • Expandable DXO InputsExpandable DXO Inputs
  • 1x Unbalanced RCA Outputs1x Unbalanced RCA Outputs
  • 1x Balanced XLR Outputs1x Balanced XLR Outputs
  • Supports 800O HeadphonesSupports 800O Headphones
  • Configurable CrossfeedConfigurable Crossfeed
  • Standalone Preamp FunctionStandalone Preamp Function
  • Galvanically Isolated USBGalvanically Isolated USB
  • Supports up to 768kHzSupports up to 768kHz
  • Native DSD SupportedNative DSD Supported
  • DSD 512 (8x) CapableDSD 512 (8x) Capable
  • Solid Aluminium ChassisSolid Aluminium Chassis
  • Roon testedRoon tested
  • Includes:
  • DAVE Quickstart guide
  • Safety instructions
  • 10A Mains IEC cable
  • IR Remote control
  • Type-A USB to Type-B USB cable
  • Optical cable
  • 2x AAA batteries
 
 

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