Luxman DA-200 DAC

Although this device is itemized as digital-to-analog converter in the documentation, and a full-sized, it has a first class telephone amplifier, borrowed from the specialized amplifier - Luxman P-200. Therefore, in the face of DA-200 you receive two, or rather three devices in one - the converter, designed for the work with both traditional digital inputs and USB, the linear pre-amplifier with the simplest selector and the amplifier for stereo phones. Due to this functionality the price ceases to seem too high.

And now more details. The display and the selector of inputs are simple. DAC is built on the converter Burr-Brown PCM1792A; next a differential cascade, being realized on discrete elements, and the balanced input follow it. In Da-200 the signal can be passed through analogue only by one of the two linear inputs. The section of power amplifiers for headphones has a feedback through current - it makes the output cascade more suitable for the work with different load.

With German headphones Sennheiser HD 800 Luxman sounds emotionally and technically - especially at the use of USB, which gives a definite advantage in sound resolution. The dynamics is full-weight. Bass is extremely concrete. It has both power and subtle nuances. And relief material character of sounding extends to low middle that gives it an expression. But in the upper range light hint like transistor is captured and it is more noticeable at the use of analog input than at work through the digit.