Anyone familiar or listened to the kits version of the Audio Note UK DAC? Even though the model numbers are similar between that and the AN UK version, it appears the circuit is different but should be similar. I am interested in a new DAC and am pondering on the 4.1x, which can be brought professionally assembled (link attached), am a bit lazy these days to build it. The kit form comes with a black faceplate, but a silver one is available for $100 extra - with that faceplate, the cost to build one and have one already built is not much different.Quality parts are listed and used, but that's only part of the sound. The only AN UK product that I've ever owned is an old CDT Zero transport.
I do want a NOS R2R DAC, and would love to hear about your experience with AN UK/Kits DAC's. Thanks.
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Topic - Audio Note Kits - DAC4.1x - Rocket_Powered 06:55:49 01/5/22 (64)
- Thanks all! - Rocket_Powered 08:56:19 01/10/22 (2)
- If you want NOS why not Audiosector? - chuck55 22:10:48 02/19/22 (1)
- Surely you jest - Feanor 07:39:35 02/21/22 (0)
- RE: Audio Note Kits - DAC4.1x - Wojciech 21:20:06 01/7/22 (4)
- Knowing Allen Wright and his work with tube circuits, respectfully disagree.- nT - Cleantimestream 14:07:02 01/10/22 (0)
- RE: Audio Note Kits - DAC4.1x - SETdude 05:55:45 01/9/22 (0)
- RE: Audio Note Kits - DAC4.1x - RGA 21:40:29 01/7/22 (1)
- Religion? No need to resort to that - Feanor 06:11:25 01/8/22 (0)
- RE: ANK is no longer affiliated with Audio Note - thegage 19:16:42 01/7/22 (1)
- RE: ANK is no longer affiliated with Audio Note - RGA 21:11:07 01/7/22 (0)
- RE: Audio Note Kits - DAC4.1x - JayD 12:05:04 01/7/22 (1)
- RE: Audio Note Kits - DAC4.1x - RGA 21:31:00 01/7/22 (0)
- RE: Audio Note Kits - DAC4.1x - Cpwill 09:39:53 01/7/22 (0)
- AN DAC4.1x kit ... really? - Feanor 12:03:55 01/6/22 (30)
- RE: AN DAC4.1x kit ... really? - RGA 21:57:51 01/6/22 (25)
- I'm not tempted - Feanor 04:34:43 01/7/22 (24)
- RE: I'm not tempted - morricab 05:28:19 01/11/22 (0)
- RE: I'm not tempted - RGA 06:48:47 01/7/22 (11)
- RE: I'm not tempted - Rocket_Powered 08:17:33 01/7/22 (0)
- Well I moved on from Magneplanar to dynamic - Feanor 08:15:49 01/7/22 (0)
- Agree completely... - Ivan303 08:00:17 01/7/22 (8)
- RE: Agree completely... - RGA 20:31:22 01/7/22 (7)
- RE: Agree completely... - morricab 06:10:24 01/11/22 (2)
- RE: Agree completely... - RGA 07:30:46 01/11/22 (1)
- RE: Agree completely... - morricab 08:00:32 01/11/22 (0)
- RE: Agree completely... - morricab 05:59:44 01/11/22 (0)
- I was into hi-fi before you were born, RGA - Feanor 06:19:35 01/8/22 (1)
- RE: I was into hi-fi before you were born, RGA - RGA 16:41:44 01/9/22 (0)
- RE: Agree completely... - Vinyl Valet 05:03:23 01/8/22 (0)
- I'm the opposite! - E-Stat 06:17:39 01/7/22 (10)
- RE: I'm the opposite! - Cut-Throat 12:11:04 01/7/22 (1)
- Sorry - E-Stat 12:17:58 01/7/22 (0)
- It's not complicated: lots of people like distortion - Feanor 08:01:45 01/7/22 (7)
- RE: It's not complicated: lots of people like distortion - RGA 17:01:37 01/10/22 (5)
- RE: It's not complicated: lots of people like distortion - RV817 18:09:56 01/10/22 (4)
- RE: It's not complicated: lots of people like distortion - RGA 00:32:59 01/11/22 (3)
- RE: It's not complicated: lots of people like distortion - RV817 12:50:57 01/11/22 (2)
- RE: It's not complicated: lots of people like distortion - RGA 20:07:41 01/11/22 (1)
- 10-4* - RV817 21:11:42 01/11/22 (0)
- "Measurements might not be everything..." - E-Stat 08:12:35 01/7/22 (0)
- RE: AN DAC4.1x kit ... really? - Ozzy 17:01:04 01/6/22 (3)
- RE: AN DAC4.1x kit ... really? - RGA 21:23:44 01/8/22 (0)
- Sure: ultimately it what we like subjectively - Feanor 04:19:46 01/7/22 (1)
- RE: Sure: ultimately it what we like subjectively - morricab 05:25:08 01/11/22 (0)
- RE: Audio Note Kits - DAC4.1x - RGA 23:28:50 01/5/22 (4)
- RE: Audio Note Kits - DAC4.1x - Rocket_Powered 07:59:40 01/6/22 (0)
- Great Post - Vinyl Valet 04:42:13 01/6/22 (2)
- RE: Great Post - RGA 22:10:59 01/6/22 (0)
- RE: Great Post - Rocket_Powered 08:16:40 01/6/22 (0)
- RE: Audio Note Kits - DAC4.1x - JRMA 16:18:42 01/5/22 (1)
- RE: Audio Note Kits - DAC4.1x - Rocket_Powered 08:04:23 01/6/22 (0)
- The digital board is the same for all AN Dacs - garymuffley 11:12:07 01/5/22 (0)
- RE: Audio Note Kits - DAC4.1x - Palustris 07:53:38 01/5/22 (9)
- So does - E-Stat 10:32:46 01/6/22 (2)
- Why all the hate for the 12au7? - garymuffley 11:07:24 01/6/22 (1)
- RE: Why all the hate for the 12au7? - Story 11:34:50 01/6/22 (0)
- RE: Audio Note Kits - DAC4.1x - Rocket_Powered 08:07:14 01/6/22 (0)
- Disinformation - Vinyl Valet 04:33:29 01/6/22 (4)
- RE: Disinformation - Vinyl Valet 05:40:28 01/6/22 (3)
- RE: Disinformation - Palustris 06:09:35 01/6/22 (2)
- Disinformation - Vinyl Valet 06:41:30 01/6/22 (1)
- RE: Disinformation - Wojciech 21:33:23 01/7/22 (0)
- Two things I noted - Mike K 07:49:25 01/5/22 (1)
- RE: Two things I noted - Rocket_Powered 08:14:30 01/6/22 (0)