The Merason DAC1 is simple, high-end DAC based around the Burr Brown PCM1794A DAC chips - a popular choice for high end digital conversion - and uses a discrete, balanced signal path, Class A buffering, and components chosen by hand based on listening tests rather than cold hard specifications.
Digital inputs come in the form of optical, coaxial, USB, and balanced AES/EBU inputs.
Unbalanced RCA outputs provide a 1.5v output, and fully balanced XLR outputs provide 3v output, allowing connection to suitably equipped amplifiers.
The back panel of the Merason DAC1 is a simple affair, as the magic happens inside...
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dual Burr Brown PCM1794A DAC chips
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Class A buffering circuitry
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RCA unbalanced outputs [1.5v output]
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XLR balanced outputs [3v output]
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optical digital input [up to 24bit/192kHz]
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coaxial digital input [up to 24bit/192kHz]
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USB digital input [up to 24bit/96kHz]
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AES/EBU digital input [up to 24bit/192kHz]
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H100mm x W450mm x D290mm
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2 year warranty
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£4195 black or white acrylic finish
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£6595 chromium-nickel steel finish