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For Sale SW1X Level II + with USB Digital Analog Converter (DAC)

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AUD $6,000
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Ad Details

Price

AUD $6,000

RRP/MSRP

AUD $10,500

Brand

SW1X

Model Number

Level II + with USB

Condition

As New / Mint

Payment Method

Any

Region/State

(VIC) Victoria/Australia

Suburb or Town

Melbourne (Frankston)

Original Receipt Available

 Yes

Shipping & Pickup Options

Shipping:  Available
Pickup: Available

Auditioning

No

Reason for Selling

NLR

Further Information

SW1X DAC Level 2+ with USB. Designed and made in UK

 

Bought this DAC brand new in 2022 and used sparingly.

 

Purchase value includes shipping, import duties and customs fees.

 

SW1X brand DAC is truly best kept secret.

 

I have thoroughly compared this DAC at my home - side by side - with world famous Playback Design Dream MPD-8 DAC, costing $38 000 AUD.

 

Surprisingly, this SW1X DAC was clear winner: very large soundstage, much, much more natural and musical sound; you can swear that the band or orchestra is in your room.

 

Also, surprisingly, this DAC 100% matched MPD-8 on sound micro-detail.

 

DAC is as new cosmetically and perfect technically. Sold as is, however, I will accept return if DOA or faulty within 3 days.

 

Collection is preferred. Shipping is extra.

 

 

 

Description:

 

DAC II comes equipped with more sophisticated power supplies and powerful 6N6P/6N30P/5687/E182CC valve output stage with 6X5GT (or 5Y3) valve rectification. The DAC II has a similar analogue & musical character akin to DAC level I but with a step up in low level musical refinement and presentation on another level. The circuit design is pure and elegantly simple with only one decoupling capacitor per channel in the signal path. Everything from input to output, including the mains inlet, the whole signal path is wired with specially selected SW1X copper conductors & dielectric- the same ones that are employed in our Genesis and Opus cables.

 

 

Features:

 

Pure NOS (Non oversampling – Zero Digital Domain Filtering) R2R Design

Selected and Harmonically matched Component & Material Quality

Based on 2 x PCM56PK – one of the most refined R2R DACs ever produced

Active I/V conversion via a special transistor (with less than 10 Ohm input impedance)

Pure Class A, Anode Follower, Zero Negative Feedback, Single Ended Valve Amplification Topology

6N6P Double Triode Driver Valve Output Stage

Valve rectified CLC (choke filtered) B+ Power Supply

Discrete Transistor, Shunt Voltage Regulated Low Voltage Power Supplies

2 x EI core Mains transformers for Split Dual Power Supplies of Digital and Analogue

 

 

Specially Selected and Harmonically Matched Component & Material Quality:

 

M6 grain orient EI core Mains Transformers & Chokes (SPX version)

Internally wired exclusively with our SW1X Magnum, Genesis and Opus conductors of various geometry (single strand or Litz)

AN Copper Foil in Oil Signal Output de-coupling Capacitors (SPX version)

AB 2W non-magnetic Carbon film Resistors in selected places

 

Tube Compliment

 

1 x 6N6P, 1 x 6X5GT(6C4S) or 5Y3 SPX version

USB module – 1 tube

 

 

 

 

ELECTRICAL DISCLAIMER

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I'm very surprised to see this for sale as I doubt there's really anything better out there......

You are absolutely correct, there is nothing comparable out there, thank you, Matty.

Recent comparison with top model of Playback Design (which has reputation of tube like sounding DAC) was a bit surprise.

I am still with tube DACs - just have couple more very similar spare DACs.

Cheers

Vladas

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