Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Reference - FALL SPECIAL

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Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC RS

 

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"The Berkeley Audio Alpha DAC Reference redefines what we can expect from digital playback"

 

-Robert Harley, The Absolute Sound (full review here)

 

"The Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Reference Series is a DAC for the ages. Delicacy, detail, and unparalleled transparency are hallmarks of the RS. Reproducing soft yet present background instruments as clearly as the lead guitar is something only the Alpha DAC RS has done in my system."

 

- Chris Connaker, The Computer Audiophile (full review here)

The Berkeley Alpha DAC Reference Series embodies everything Berkeley Audio Design knows about digital to analog conversion taken to an unprecedented level - a level that requires new design concepts and new components at the edge of what is possible. The result is an immediacy and presence of music reproduction that is simply real. They literally designed the Reference Series before it was possible to build it. Almost three years in development, the Alpha DAC Reference Series uses components designed to their specifications that previously were not commercially available. Several suppliers were not able to meet their requirements, which delayed the release of the Reference Series by more than a year. But those obstacles were overcome and now the Alpha DAC Reference Series is a reality.

 

Specs

 

• Input sampling rate: 32kHz to 192kHz
  
• Input word length: 24-bit
  
• Ultra low phase noise Precision Clocking at 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz and 192kHz sampling rates ± 100 ppm
  
• Two channel analog stereo outputs: XLR balanced with pin 2 positive and RCA unbalanced
  
• Digital Inputs: AES - XLR, 110Ω; SPDIF1 - BNC, 75Ω; SPDIF2 - BNC, 75Ω; TOSLINK - Toslink optical connector
  
• HDCD decoding detects 16-bit flag at 44.1kHz or 24-bit flag at all sampling rates
  
• Multiple digital filter options
  
• Balanced analog output level: +18dBu (6.15Vrms) maximum, +12dBu (3.1Vrms) or lower recommended
  
• Unbalanced analog output level: 3.25Vrms maximum, 2Vrms or lower recommended
  
• Digital volume & balance control: 0.1dB/step with .05dB/step L/R gain trim, 60dB range
  
• Frequency response at ≥ 88.2kHz sampling rates: ± 0.1dB from < 0.1Hz to 35 kHz, - 3dB at 59kHz for 176.4kHz and 192kHz sampling rates
  
• Distortion at recommended levels: all products ≤ -120dBFS
  
• THD+N at maximum level: < -110dBFS
  
• Firmware upgradeable through signal inputs
  
• Enclosure dimensions: 3.5”H X 17.5”W x 12.5”D
  

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[audio.bill]

I'm not currently in the market for this DAC, but am wondering whether you have stock available. I've recently read of some buyers who have been waiting 7 - 8 months to take delivery of this model from other dealers.

[Ciamarasound]

I'm not currently in the market for this DAC, but am wondering whether you have stock available. I've recently read of some buyers who have been waiting 7 - 8 months to take delivery of this model from other dealers.

 

Hi Bill. This is true. There are some people that waited as long as a year to take delivery. We currently have stock and try to keep at least 1 on hand.