EXPIRED Pure Audio Lotus DAC 5 with Sparkos Labs Op Amps

[deannepal]

Pure Audio Lotus DAC 5 from Taiwan.

Little use due to a change of circumstances and in excellent condition.

Musical and detailed DAC that punches above its weight.

Very versatile with a multitude of settings as listed below.

I upgraded to a Lumin P1 after downsizing my system due to a change in living conditions.

 

·        ESS9038 32 Bit Pro DAC chip

·        Upsample/downsample between 44.1KHz - 768KHz & DSD 64 - DSD512

·        USB 2.0 supports high speed data stream up to PCM 384KHz/24Bit and DSD 256

·        I2S/DSD supports PCM 44.1KHz - 768KHz/32Bit and DSD 512 data streams

·        COAXIAL supports PCM 44.1KHz - 768KHz/32Bit and DSD DOP 64, 128, 256

·        OPTICAL supports PCM 44.1KHz - 192KHz/32Bit and DSD DOP 64

·        AES/EBU supports PCM 44.1KHz - 192KHz/32Bit and DSD DOP 64

·        Upgraded with 6 x Sparko Labs SS3601 Discrete Op Amps in the differential to single ended stage, I-V convertors & output stage

·        12v Trigger output fitted next to ground post

·        Selectable output voltage level for variable or fixed modes

·        Selectable mains input supply voltage of 115v/230v on bottom of housing

·        MQA decoding, DSD & DXD playback on compatible inputs

·        Individual adjustable volume on each input for precise level matching of sources

·        7 digital inputs and 7 selectable digital filters (except when decoding MQA playback)

·        Dimmable display

·        Solid metal remote control

 

 

[maziansmarts]

I have one of these and even without the Sparkos it is a great DAC. A steal at the price.

[deannepal]

Yes its a great DAC being far more musical than a lot of the DACs around this price and the Ops Amps improve it a fair bit. Unfortunately there isn't much information on it and not many people know how good a DAC it is especially at the asking price.