Links To Reviews for
the USB DAC products.
New York Times 10/25/07 USB DAC
Technology. Especially good mention on the streaming
interview, take a listen the link is at the top left of
the page.
Art Dudley's Listening #33 in Stereophile
Magazine Recommended Component Class A.
Ian White's Tubed DAC for Computer
Delights on EnjoyTheMusic.com
Ian White's follow up review High-End Audio for Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
Gary Krakow with MSNBC Turn your computer into a music machine.
Jules Coleman review of the Cosecant V2 on Superior Audio.
A quick note about the availability of the 24 bit dac modules. The Numerator modules for the Crimson and Cosecant should be available in or around 8/15//08.
Cosecant v3 Upgrade
Available now!
Contact your dealer to get your Cosecant v2 upgraded to a
v3. This will give you modular dac support for formats up
to 24/96. If your Cosecant presently has the much older
walwart unit then then cost is $750 and you will receive a
new power supply, new motherboard inside the Cosecant and
the standard dac module. If you have the standard power
supply with removable IEC power cable then the cost is
$500. This upgrade includes the Transcendental 16 bit module. If
you want too upgrade to the 24 bit Numerator module that will cost an
extra $250. No need to send the cables or tube. But the
power supply will be upgraded as well. You will need to
contact a dealer to get a Return Upgrade Authorization
(RUA#) before sending the unit back. The unit will be
returned in the packaging it was sent in. If you have
questions, please don't hesitate to ask your dealer.
Brick v2 Upgrade
Available now!
You can contact your dealer (or any dealer) to get your
Brick converted to the new ASYNC version 2. If you bought
your version one Brick with a serial number of 25-0095 or
higher then the upgrade is no charge. All others the $250
dollar cost will provide a new mother board for the dac and
bring it up to a current V2 status. You will need to
contact a dealer to get a Return Upgrade Authorization
(RUA#) before sending the unit back. Only the main unit of
the dac needs to be sent back. Do not send the power
supply, cables etc... The unit will be returned in the
packaging it was sent in. If you have questions, please
don't hesitate to ask your dealer.
CES 2008 Venetian
Tower Suite 30-325
Thanks for all of you that visited our suite at CES it was
a huge success. All of the USB DAC's were upgraded to ASYNC
technology. You can read about that on the concept page.
Upgrades for the Brick (v2) and Cosecant (v3) will be
available very soon. Watch out on this page for the
updates.
Cosecant V3 with volume control, Brick v2 and the new
Corona Amplifiers available in 300B, 6A3/6B4G, PX4/RE604
and shown with VT52's.
The new Vaughn loudspeakers were used at the show these are
the Zinfandel 97dB to of the line speakers. Powered by a
pair of the Silver Cardinals driven by the new Royal
Preamplifier (left) and Silver Crimson.
Up close and personal the Crimson (silver red badge), Royal
and Cardinal (silver red badge).
Control central MacBook with external monitor, we also had
a Cosecant V2 hooked to a MacMini with the same library or
they could share.
Better shot of the Speakers, amps and front end.
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Show reports:
SoundStage Standout Demos
Positive Feedback by Dave Clark
Computer Audiophile
6Moons by Michael Lavorgna
Audio Federation