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Further information: I never thought I'd sell this however seeing as the main use for my primary system these days is childs TV shows and media consumption other than music it seems wasteful to squander tube life on such things so here it is. Please be aware that I will not courier this as I've had a bad experience when I sold a previous DAC. Pick up in person, or if you have a friend pick up, that works for me. I'd love the chance to demo the unit for you so you know just what you're getting. This is without doubt best sounding DAC I have ever experienced and I'll no doubt come to regret this sale. Please note that the standard fuse has been upgraded to a Synergistic Research Purple fuse. After talking to Mr Abbas he said 2-3A slow blow, thought 5A for better sound quality so it has a 5A fuse in there. Details from the original Abbas listing: The device is based on the legendary Philips TDA1541 chip.However, the best chip requires appropriate quality components around it. Chip does not play singly. We used the best components selected in a special way to get a perfect harmony. This choice is not random but the result of a careful and long term hearing examination. We dont use modern high-end ultra pure copper or silver wires inside DAC.We used only an old vintage copper wires taken from klangfilm ,telefunken,siemens sound equipment. Stranded wires are composed of different varieties of copper strings on a certain principle that leads to the device's ability to transmit the subtlest musical nuances. We believe that it is the only way to recover the lost life in the recorded music. DAC 2.2SE features: 1. Tube DEM clock ( E180F, EAA91 ) 2. CS8414 SPDIF receiver 24/96 3. Shunt voltage regulators based on the germanuim transistors. 4. Vintage and modern audio components are used:allen bradley,philips,telefunken, Capacitors: Black Gate (2pc FK series),Audio Note kaisei, Nichicon muse KX, Nichicon muse KZ Resistors: allen bradley, audionote tantalum. 5. Board covered with gold and a special varnish for best sound 6. Stranded wires composed of vintage copper wires taken from klangfilm,telefunken,siemens sound equipment 7. I/U convertor based on the special low noise germanium transistor. As a consequence of this fact, an excellent reproduction of quiet sounds,at -60..-80db level 8. PIO output capacitors HYDRA or siemens from 60th 9. Shortest signal path, the tube output stage with the low output imphedance (5687,EZ35). 10. NOS mode(non oversampling) 11. Genuine TDA1541R1 or TDA1541A philips factory 12. Siemens film capacitors in the DEM cells 13.Separate power transformers for digital and analog sections. Separate transformer for DEM clock. 14.Telefunken choke from 30th in the power supply of output stage. 15. EZ35 tube rectifier The device has an incredible tonal purity and clarity! The result of our efforts are the deep, accurate bass and the extremely smooth, soft, like analog sound! Output: 4v RMS (1khz,0db Full Scale) Dimensions: 440X200X100 Black front panel. You get with this device: 1. 5687 tube NOS 2. EZ35 (6X5) tube NOS 3. E180F tube NOS 4. EAA91 tube NOS" I created a thread back when I purchased it over here if you'd like a read of it:

Ok, so I've the Mutec MC3+ interface on order as well as a new Abbas Audio DAC2.2SE TDA1541A R1 from the Ukraine. From everything I've read this DAC will be a revelation vs anything I've used before. I'll endeavour to get a review and my impressions up here once it has been built and I receive it. The Abbas Audio DAC's are all hand built in the Ukraine using high quality vintage components. Transformers are hand wound, and copper wiring used throughout is itself custom using various strands from other vintage equipment to achieve optimal results. Lot's of information on his forum, most of which is very much beyond me. The similarities in circuit design with the SW1X Audio range of DAC's is what initially caught my attention with these DAC's and indeed Mr Abbas is the engineer behind the circuit design with both companies though Dr Slawa uses different more modern materials to voice his SW1X versions differently, so those are much closer to the sound signature of Audio Note Japan equipment. I was initially looking at the SW1X DAC's though the price was a bit beyond me though luckily a @muon* pointed out the similarities with the Abbas DAC's and I started investigating those so here I am I very much look forward to receiving this as it's very much a boutique item with high built quality and from everything I've read, performance to match. Abbas Audio forum can be found here: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=https://abbasaudio.listbb.ru/&prev=search