Blacknote DAC-30 (Tube)I am the Original owner, purchased new, from the Goldnote family of components, this Italian made DAC has loads of inputs and outputs. (2) Asynchronous USB, (4) coaxial (RCA), (1) TOSlink optical and (1) AES/EBU, plus fully balanced, or single ended 4 tube output stage. Able to accept and display up to 24/192 inputs and a remote control to change those inputs this DAC has almost all the features one would need (sorry no DSD). Reviews in English are hard to come by, but one person in the Computer Audiophile forum compared it favorably to the ARC DAC-8. The unit uses 4 Russian tubes (6H1N-EB or 6N1P-EV) of which I have the 4 original OEM plus I will include 12 more tubes I purchased that were from the famed Russian Voskod Tube Factory (Rocket logo). I have "rolled" them in and out some, but they still have plenty of life left in them. You can check my Audiogon username "koestner" to see that I have 100% rating. (3% Pay Pal fees and insured shipping are paid by the buyer.)
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