Chord Dave - Silver

DAVE is the most advanced DAC we have ever made. It features the very best conversion technology available^ using proprietary techniques never seen before^ making DAVE the most advanced DAC/preamp amplifier in the world. DAVE stands for Digital to Analogue Veritas in Extremis^ a moniker that best reflects the products capability; a device so advanced and with so few compromises^ that it is truthful in the extreme. DAVE^ which is also a reference-level headphone amplifier and digital preamp^ distils over twenty years of Chord Electronics research^ development and advanced engineering into one device. At its heart lies the advanced Spartan 6 Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) with 1^000x the processing power of a traditional mass-produced chip DAC. DAVEs FPGA is loaded with over a million lines of code to confront complex timing issues head-on^ with speed and precision. The FPGAs extraordinary capability enables a number of key sonic benefits^ including significantly improved timing and the best noise-shaper performance of any known DAC. DAVEs technology delivers music with unmatched reality and musicality^ with an unrivalled timing response. The devices lossless digital volume control outputs the signal direct to your power amplifier for the purest experience. DAVE has a large LC display^ showing input^ sample frequency^ volume and set-up configurations options^ within our famous porthole design. On its fascia^ DAVE also features a rotary encoder with a large stainless steel controller and ball buttons^ enabling direct interactivity in addition to the supplied remote control.

FPGA chipset:
Greater resolution^ power and efficiency with unique custom-coded^ 164^000 tap-length WTA filters. The reference-level flagship DAC.

Dual data BNC 75 input:
DAVE can interface with the Hugo M Scaler for full benefit 705/768 kHz upscaling (only achieved with Dual BNC Chord Electronics DACs)

USB Galvanic isolation:
Prevents potential noise from sources entering the DAC

Up to 768 kHz (DSD up to 512):
Capable of high-resolution digital file playback

Fixed or variable output:
Choose between digital preamp DAC mode or pure DAC mode. Allows integration with either a power amplifier or pre/integrated amplifier

User-selectable screen display plus remote:
Offers visibility over sample rate^ volume^ input and filters. Full remote control over input selection^ volume^ crossfeed and filters.

Wide-range input/output flexibility:
With fully balanced XLR outputs^ single-ended RCA phono^ dual data BNC coax and two types of headphone outputs^ DAVE allows for complete flexibility in any scenario