DAC is from the TOP league, based on ES9018S chip.
3 inputs: 2xSPDIF, USB (Edel)
This DAC was purchased in 2014 directly from author of this device Dmitry Andronnikov (it was his own "home" version). Price was $10k.
Sale price now is... Let's start from $4k (excluding shipment).
Weight is ~7.8kg, ~10kg with package. Shipment from Almaty (Kazakhstan).
Dmitry has not made the documentation exactly for this DAC version (as probably I suppose it was the single sample), the approx. documentation relates to previous version and can be found in pdf.
View attachment Lynx_D48.eng_opt.pdf
3 inputs: 2xSPDIF, USB (Edel)
This DAC was purchased in 2014 directly from author of this device Dmitry Andronnikov (it was his own "home" version). Price was $10k.
Sale price now is... Let's start from $4k (excluding shipment).
Weight is ~7.8kg, ~10kg with package. Shipment from Almaty (Kazakhstan).
Dmitry has not made the documentation exactly for this DAC version (as probably I suppose it was the single sample), the approx. documentation relates to previous version and can be found in pdf.
View attachment Lynx_D48.eng_opt.pdf
I would say that this is an extreme engineering effort that unfortunately very few people can appreciate. The creator of the DAC is not known in the audio world because he does not like to speak/write in English but he sure is one of the true masters with both listening experience and profound digital design skills. This is an endgame DAC for someone serious about music, a classic example of a device where the result is much more than the sum of the parts and man, are there a lot of parts in there 🙂
