Rick T

Thanks Ted..? Appreciated.

Hello folks, I'm new to this forum.. I find this dac interesting in terms of its multitude of features and competitive price point. Just a few questions for those who know some tech info on this dac, or for Kitsune's main representative.. In the photos above there's a small blue toroid (?) beside the silver o-core transformer. What does this toroid power in the dac? How was the Opamp in the input stage for the 2-stage analog output circuit configured? Does it run in zero negative feedback? Some dac designs with Opamps are operated as Transimpedance circuits with zero negative feedback. Thanks for any info you may share. FWIW, I am not an engineer and most of the maths involved in such engineering are beyond me, but finding out this dac has an opamp in the signal path made me curious, 'cause I've heard dacs with opamp transimpedance circuits for I/V (current to voltage) and output stages that sound really good. http://waltjung.org/PDFs/High_Performance_Audio_Stages_Using_TransZ_Amps.pdf