Welcome to the world of serious non-oversampling D/A converters. Audial is specialist in this area, and Audial DACs design is always the outcome of serious and devotional research and development.
At this moment Audial regularly offers two D/A converters. The Model S, which is an S/PDIF D/A converter based on TDA1541A chip, and D-09, which applies somewhat different approach, expanding on flexibility but utilizing somewhat simpler, even if still ultimate conversion part of its own.
The table below will hopefully help you understand quickly the main features of the Audial DACs, prior to reading dedicated pages.
| Inputs | DAC IC | Outputs | Output Stage |
THD (@ -6dBFS) | Dimensions, Weight | |
| Model S | 2 x S/PDIF (BNC) | TDA1541A | RCA, XLR |
hybrid (discrete / IC), zero feedback, transformer coupled | 0.002% | 431.5 x 320 x 102 mm, 9.3 kg |
| D-09 | 1 x USB, 3 x S/PDIF (BNC, RCA, optical) |
TDA1387 | RCA + digital S/PDIF (BNC) |
discrete, zero feedback, capacitor coupled | 0.003% | 290 x 185 x 55 mm, 1.7 kg |