u:c:a mk2     Dear valuable headfi member, due to quite a lot of email enquiries regarding the native USB audio 2.0 support, I would like to take the opportunity to announce the availability of the u:c:a mk2. While enabling a driverless operation for Mac and Linux OS, this USB...

Incidentally I tumbled over this thread because „palchiu“ posted a picture of our spa1. It seems, that the participants here lumped together discrete stepped volume controls and chip based solutions. It is absolutely clear, that a chip is always a stepped attenuator device, because the...

Quote: Yes, that really sums it up. It is all about fairness and retaining the proportions. If you are looking for a 10k or a 40k DAC, go for it, there is plenty to choose from, or if you like to spend half the budget for some shiny regulators, go for it. In any case, there is simply no...

Normally I should not post here, because it could be seen as an advertisement. This post is not for advertising, I just feel the need to correct for certain comments by contributor “sorue”. I hope the administrators do not mind, but it is kind of bizarre when a potential customer “slackman”...

Here is the long awaited inside picture of the spa1:  

Someone looking for a product picture? Here it is:       Inside pictures will be published as soon as they are available.