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Use our magazine locator link to find your nearest stockist! Arcam has been here before, but never with such mainstream appeal and never at such an aggressive price. Both fixed and variable line outputs are also available, allowing for ultimate system building flexibility.
Switching to the wireless connection gave the subtlest of changes, with a slightly smoother or softer result. Externally, the rDAC is a stylish, ubs item in its satin-finished aluminium case.
The rDAC is quick to reward the use of high-resolution files, but pleasingly slow to punish the use of compressed ones.
What Hi-Fi?
Building on the rDAC's success, and incorporating feedback from enthusiastic rDAC owners, the Arcam engineering team have produced the irDAC, an enhanced design that raises the performance bar and is delightfully simple to use.
The irDAC-II comes packed with cutting edge technology and features that will benefit the most demanding user. If you are not reading this content in your news aggregator, RSS reader, or direct, then the site you are looking rdxc may be guilty of copyright infringement. Turning to the rDAC afforded the vocal performances a more emotional presentation, as acoustic guitar solos became more precise and rdwc cymbal-induced treble traits were now light as a feather.
Against Can lack pace and attack Only a single optical and coaxial input.
Boasting improved signal-to-noise measurements and detail changes to filtering, the WM gives the rDAC some very strong credentials. The input light glows red and then switches to green when a connection is established, which is a nice touch if you should need to fault-find a connection.
Arcam rDAC | TechRadar
Arcam says that this will involve more technology from dCS and a wireless dongle. Soon after the birth of the CD player Arcam was the first company to add outboard digital to analogue DAC conversion as a sonic upgrade. So with or without the excellent, fuss-free wireless option, it is wholeheartedly recommended.
The irDAC is designed to be the heart of a digital system and can be connected to a host of different types of digital sources and connections. The only question you need to ask is: Digital Editions Mini sample downloads.
That the rDAC has this and regular sub running through a desirable new DAC chip in a well-built box is even more welcome. It proves an harmonious blend — the Arcam's a lithe and persuasive performer via any input.
Follow TechRadar Reviews on Twitter: For access to partner forums, contributor archives and other consumer electronics resources, please click on the links below At the back, there's one digital optical input, one gold-plated digital coaxial input, one type-B USB input, a power switch and a pair of gold-plated, unbalanced stereo RCA outputs. Timing is assured; it handles the most martial tempos with ease, and snaps through transients with alacrity.
During the late s, research into jitter and a change in philosophy saw the DAC fall out of favour and Arcam's output at this time was comprised entirely of one-box CD players. This track came over bright and full of energy, and we felt the sound compared very closely with that of the coax input and CD ubs source.
We have gained a lot of knowledge developing class leading DACs. On the back, along with the optical, coax and USB input sockets and the RCA phonos for analogue output, is a connector for the miniature antenna.
Arcam rDAC (£375)
On top sits a single input-selection button, and input indicators that bend over the lip of the box like Jaguar tail-lights. Connection itself is fast and effective and our sample unit connected quickly and simply to a variety of PCs and Macs during the test period. Analogaholic Old School Portfolio. This gets even better when you give it a CD recording which acam been treated with a little more respect and the results are very nearly as good as high-resolution aecam over USB.
If you need more than one of each particular input, or are interested in a balanced XLR output, you will need to look elsewhere, but the Arcam's specification on the whole is competitive for its asking price when the Asynchronous USB input is taken into account.
In addition, acoustic guitar solos had a real metallic edge and vocals served as a reminder that the human voice is made up of multiple parts and tones.
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