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AUDIO NOTE DAC 1.1
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We are extremely pleased to announce we have an Audio Note DAC 1.1 / II on dem. The DAC 1.1x/II digital to analogue converter uses Audio Note™ 1Xoversampling™ and Direct From Disc™ techniques. This approach offers an utterly musical presentation of digital sources. If you are looking to improve the sound of your CD Player, but don’t want the hassle of selling it, the Audio Note DAC may prove to be the perfect solution. Here are just a few snippets by Larry Cox on the Audio Note DAC 1.1x / II.
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I really, really enjoyed the Audio Note 1.1 DAC. It brought up for me why I got into audio and reviewing—I want to enjoy music. I’m not looking for the last iota of information, I’m looking for music. I loved listening to the Audio Note, and I’d be happy to keep it in my system. With this product, I see analog and digital getting closer to parity—not sounding the same, but of equal merit. The Audio Note 1.1 DAC is worth a listen.
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The Audio Note DAC 1.1 is a marvelous, amazing, delightful piece of gear. In combination with my state-of-the-art (har, har, har) Pioneer DV525, the 1.1 reminds me very much of the dear, recently departed (from my listening room) 47 Labs player. At $1500 versus $8000 for the 47 Labs, the Audio Note performed heroically. The two have simplicity of design in common, and both are a joy to listen to.
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What makes the Audio Note great? I’m taken by its ability to suggest that analog isn’t necessary to have very engaging sound. I’ve got about 600 records and 200 CDs, and when I go shopping I always look for the LP first, but after hanging out with the 1.1 DAC for a while, I’m wondering if that isn’t more habit than necessity. I have really enjoyed the 1.1, even with a cheap digital cable. God knows what upgrading the cable will do for the sound of this puppy. The 1.1 presents a musical event with more going on, and I don’t just mean detail, though there is plenty of detail. I expected the tubed 1.1 to be fat and sweet, and not precise, but it is quite precise-sounding. Also present is a wonderful sense of music being made in three dimensions. There was a palpability to the sound, and a roundness to the bottom end that was taut, engaging and “real.” Listening through the 1.1 was like watching a cauldron of live players making music, rather than an amorphous, disembodied occurrence between my speakers. The midrange tones had attack and decay AND a distinctly sustained tone. Through the 1.1, there was plenty of natural richness and liquidity.
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TO READ THE FULL REVIEW OF THE DAC 1.1X /II CLICK HERE
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