AD1865 the best DAC

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i found this on the chinese website, i am on the hunt for a dac
is this dac any good? retail for $2980 RMB (yuan) before shipping

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● Standard input: Coaxial SPDIF, Optional input: USB-SPDIF,AES/EBU
●Input sample rate: 44.1, 48, kHz/16/18BIT Auto detection
● Signal to Noise ratio:>110db
● Dynamic range:105dB
● Total Harmonic Distortion:1KHZ%0.005
● Rated Power: 2VPP
● Frequency Response: 20-20kHz-0.2db
● Total Power >30W
●Dimensions: 430*270*65mm
●Weight: 5.2kg
 
ad 1865 best DAC

Looks nice for 400$, which is converted price, strong built, with a switching button which looks like famous "lounch missile" button in B action movies. Actor have to cut one of wires to stay alive, red or black, or yulong s gonna blow....:dead:

Number 16 Fs actually worries me, anyway, I think that guys from Romania, made better dac...rockna

But, I agree with audiodesign, ad 1865K is awesome, natural, punchy and had a plenty of detail. Worth every cent.
 
Wow! great review.

I use a budget Cambridge Audio 640v2 (Mono WM8740's) and it's made me think the TDA1541A is getting a bit dated.

I replaced the electolytic coupling capacitors with films, decoupled the DACs with Oscons, replaced the 7805 that feeds the clock with a Pinkfish flea CLICK HERE and
used a LM1086/VBE to feed the 5v analogue supply to the DAC.

I'm really pleased with the results and i havn't touched the 78xx/79xx +/-15v supply to the opamps (NE5532)....Yet!

I'm going to build a basic LM1086/337 supply and when thats fitted, i will experiment with the opamps.
 
I used this kit

I used digital schematic from Audio Note DAC Kit 1.1

AD1865N-K NO OS, 12AU7 output and EZ80 rectifier.
Walt jung super regulator + spectral dmc-20 for +/- 5V analog supply.
Single board completed.

Thanks
Rubydac
 

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