Chord Electronics DAVE (Digital to Analogue Veritas in Extremis) DAC

Designed by digital audio pioneer Rob Watts, the DAVE is famous for eschewing standard off-the-shelf DAC chips. Instead, it uses a massively powerful, custom-coded Spartan 6 Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) to handle digital-to-analog conversion and timing reconstruction. Key Technical Specifications DAC Architecture: Proprietary 164,000-tap FPGA (Spartan 6 LX75) paired with a 20-element pulse array. Supported Formats: PCM from 44.1kHz up to 768kHz (16–32 bit) and native DSD up to DSD512. Headphone Output Power: Direct-drive output delivering up to 1.4W into 33Ω and 154mW into 300Ω. Output Impedance: Ultra-low 0.055Ω for maximum headphone compatibility. Inputs: 1x USB Type-B, 2x Optical Toslink, 1x AES/EBU XLR, and 4x BNC Coaxial S/PDIF. Outputs: 1x Balanced XLR pair, 1x Unbalanced RCA pair, and 1x 1/4" TRS headphone jack. Details & Testing Notes Cosmetic Condition: 9/10: Excellent - Looks great and well maintained. Remote control battery cover has gouges along edge. Functional Notes: Functions as intended and sounds excellent. Voltage: 80-250V 50/60Hz Serial #: 39954 Original Box: No Manual: No Remote: Yes Power Cord: Yes Additional Items: N/A Shipping Method: UPS Ground Shipping Weight: 10 lbs (18x12x8)