Interesting Preamp from Asus

Irrenhaus
Irrenhaus Posts: 1,090
edited January 2014 in Electronics
Looks good, no pricing yet. But the Essence One is going for $399.00

http://www.asus.com/Sound_Cards_and_DigitaltoAnalog_Converters/Essence_III

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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited January 2014
    WOW that is cheap. Especially since it is dual mono and independant power supplies plus DSD.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,727
    edited January 2014
    I wasn't aware that Analog Devices even made DAC chips. You see their op amps in almost everything but I've never knowingly heard one of their DACs.
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    edited January 2014
    Looks like it closer to 2 grand and may not be available is the US...
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