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Standard Chartered Bank
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Designed & Made
in the UK
Ideal for Audiophiles
These DAC & Amps are designed for discerning music lovers. If audio quality is important to you, a set of DAC & Amps like these would be ideal.
You can expect these DAC & Amps to present you with a refined listening experience. The audio quality exhibited by these DAC & Amps is a beautiful mix of musicality, technical brilliance and high precision.
These DAC & Amps deliver a spacious & open soundstage that makes you feel you are sitting at a live concert. Experience the magic and delve into pure sonic tranquility!
Ideal for
Indoor Use
3-Pin XLR
Balanced Output
DAC Chip
You may not even realise it, but most of us use a digital-to-analogue converter (commonly known as a DAC) daily. Built into your computers, tablets and smartphones, a DAC is fundamental to unlocking the convenience of digital music. Any device that acts as a digital sound source will need a DAC to convert digital audio to analog. A DAC converts the digital information stored in “0s and 1s” into an analog signal that's passed to speakers or headphones and ultimately our ear. In short, DACs play a large part in making digital music hearable.While this technical process is undoubtedly impressive, the DAC embedded into your smartphones or laptops is nowhere good enough to listen to your favourite music recordings in high quality. So, if you want to listen to music in high quality, an external DAC is essential to allow headphones or speakers to perform at their potential. An external DAC, first and foremost, will improve audio quality dramatically.
Connect With USB
BNC, AES & TOSLINK
Pair with Laptop via USB
A majority of people use a laptop as the primary source device to listen to music or watch movies. Since the laptop is an essential part of the audio chain there are headphones and devices designed to work a laptop or computer system flawlessly. With the availability of USB connectivity, it becomes easier to pair various devices like an Amp, DAC or even headphones without worrying about drivers or any additional piece of software.
6.8v RMS @ 33Ω
Power Output
Aluminium
Build
Volume Controls
If your DAC & Amps include volume controls or volume rockers, you can easily change the volume with a button press or volume knob turn.
DAC & Amps that have volume controls make its operation incredibly simple; turn up the volume on your smartphone or your source devices and then change the volume on DAC & Amps to the desired level.
This design feature allows you to have complete control over the desired volume according to your listening preferences.
DESCRIPTION
MEET THE MOST ADVANCED DAC/PREAMP AMPLIFIER IN THE WORLD
The Chord DAVE has the very best conversion technology available. It stands for ‘Digital to Analogue Veritas in Extremis’. Experience unrivalled reality and musicality with unmatched response time. It supports up to 768kHz & DSD 512 (Octa-DSD) playback and can drive headphones up to 800Ω. This DAC is the result of over 20 years of R&D.

SPARTAN 6 FPGA DAC FOR BETTER SOUND
The DAVE features the advanced Spartan 6 FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) with 1,000 times the processing power (at 164K taps) of the traditional mass-produced DAC. To handle complex timing issues head-on, this FPGA has over a million lines of code. This gives you significantly improved timing, multiple sonic benefits and the best noise-shaper performance of any known DAC.


MULTIPLE CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS
The DAVE can be used as a DAC, Amp or standalone Pre-Amp. It has multiple input options like 4 BNC Coax and 1 Galvanically Isolated Type-B USB Inputs that support up to 768kHz; 2 AES/EBU and 2 optical inputs that support 96kHz as well as Expandable DXO Inputs. You also get Unbalanced RCA, Balanced XLR and ¼" headphone outputs. The included IR Remote & volume controls allow for easy usage.


HIGH-QUALITY, FUNCTIONAL AND DURABLE BUILD
The DAVE uses Chord's famous porthole design which consists of a full-sized LCD display on a solid aluminium chassis, showing sample frequency, volume, input and set-up configuration options. A remote control, as well as the large stainless steel controller and ball buttons on the fascia, makes it easy to use. It comes with a rotary encoder.

SPECS
FREQUENCY RESPONSE | 20 Hz to 20 kHz |
THD +N | -127.5dB (AWT) |
CHANNEL SEPARATION | >125dB @ 1 kHz |
DYNAMIC RANGE | 127.5dB (AWT) |
HEADPONE OUTPUT | 1% THD 6.8v RMS with 300Ω (154mW) 1% THD 6.8v RMS with 33Ω (1.4w) |
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE | 0.055Ω (short circuit protected) |
OPERATING VOLTAGE | 90v AC – 250v AV auto switching 50Hz – 60Hz |
DIGITAL INPUTS | 4x 75Ω S/PDIF BNC Coax – 44.1 kHz to 384kHz |
1x AES XLR – 44.1 kHz to 96kHz | |
2x Fibre Optic TOSLINK – 44.1 kHz to 96kHz | |
1x USB Type B – 44.1 kHz to 768kHz (16 – 32 Bit) – PCM and DSD | |
ANALOGUE OUTPUTS | 1x Stereo Pair of Unbalanced RCA |
1x Stereo Pair of Unbalanced RCA | |
1x ¼” TRS Jack Headphone Output | |
TAP LENGTH FILTERS | 164,000 |
SAMPLE FREQUENCIES | 44.1 kHz – 768Khz (16 – 32 Bit) and DSD64 to DSD512 native DSD + DoP (input dependant) |
DIMENSIONS | 7.8cm (H) 33.5cm (W) 15.2cm (D) |
WEIGHT | 5kg |
BOX CONTENTS | 1. Chord DAVE |
2. DAVE Quickstart guide | |
3. Safety instructions | |
4. 10A Mains IEC cable | |
5. IR Remote control | |
6. Type-A USB to Type-B USB cable | |
7. Optical cable | |
8. 2x AAA batteries |
GENERIC NAME | Digital Audio Converter |
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | United Kingdom |
IMPORTER DETAILS | Importers Name: Ferrari Video Address: 63/18, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Chennai - 600020 Contact No: 044-24420733 |
NET QUANTITY | 1 |
MEET THE MOST ADVANCED DAC/PREAMP AMPLIFIER IN THE WORLD
The Chord DAVE has the very best conversion technology available. It stands for ‘Digital to Analogue Veritas in Extremis’. Experience unrivalled reality and musicality with unmatched response time. It supports up to 768kHz & DSD 512 (Octa-DSD) playback and can drive headphones up to 800Ω. This DAC is the result of over 20 years of R&D.

SPARTAN 6 FPGA DAC FOR BETTER SOUND
The DAVE features the advanced Spartan 6 FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) with 1,000 times the processing power (at 164K taps) of the traditional mass-produced DAC. To handle complex timing issues head-on, this FPGA has over a million lines of code. This gives you significantly improved timing, multiple sonic benefits and the best noise-shaper performance of any known DAC.


MULTIPLE CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS
The DAVE can be used as a DAC, Amp or standalone Pre-Amp. It has multiple input options like 4 BNC Coax and 1 Galvanically Isolated Type-B USB Inputs that support up to 768kHz; 2 AES/EBU and 2 optical inputs that support 96kHz as well as Expandable DXO Inputs. You also get Unbalanced RCA, Balanced XLR and ¼" headphone outputs. The included IR Remote & volume controls allow for easy usage.


HIGH-QUALITY, FUNCTIONAL AND DURABLE BUILD
The DAVE uses Chord's famous porthole design which consists of a full-sized LCD display on a solid aluminium chassis, showing sample frequency, volume, input and set-up configuration options. A remote control, as well as the large stainless steel controller and ball buttons on the fascia, makes it easy to use. It comes with a rotary encoder.

FREQUENCY RESPONSE | 20 Hz to 20 kHz |
THD +N | -127.5dB (AWT) |
CHANNEL SEPARATION | >125dB @ 1 kHz |
DYNAMIC RANGE | 127.5dB (AWT) |
HEADPONE OUTPUT | 1% THD 6.8v RMS with 300Ω (154mW) 1% THD 6.8v RMS with 33Ω (1.4w) |
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE | 0.055Ω (short circuit protected) |
OPERATING VOLTAGE | 90v AC – 250v AV auto switching 50Hz – 60Hz |
DIGITAL INPUTS | 4x 75Ω S/PDIF BNC Coax – 44.1 kHz to 384kHz |
1x AES XLR – 44.1 kHz to 96kHz | |
2x Fibre Optic TOSLINK – 44.1 kHz to 96kHz | |
1x USB Type B – 44.1 kHz to 768kHz (16 – 32 Bit) – PCM and DSD | |
ANALOGUE OUTPUTS | 1x Stereo Pair of Unbalanced RCA |
1x Stereo Pair of Unbalanced RCA | |
1x ¼” TRS Jack Headphone Output | |
TAP LENGTH FILTERS | 164,000 |
SAMPLE FREQUENCIES | 44.1 kHz – 768Khz (16 – 32 Bit) and DSD64 to DSD512 native DSD + DoP (input dependant) |
DIMENSIONS | 7.8cm (H) 33.5cm (W) 15.2cm (D) |
WEIGHT | 5kg |
BOX CONTENTS | 1. Chord DAVE |
2. DAVE Quickstart guide | |
3. Safety instructions | |
4. 10A Mains IEC cable | |
5. IR Remote control | |
6. Type-A USB to Type-B USB cable | |
7. Optical cable | |
8. 2x AAA batteries |
GENERIC NAME | Digital Audio Converter |
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | United Kingdom |
IMPORTER DETAILS | Importers Name: Ferrari Video Address: 63/18, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Chennai - 600020 Contact No: 044-24420733 |
NET QUANTITY | 1 |
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from Chord Electronics that covers manufacturing defects.
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Product of the Year
What-HiFi Award
Oct, 2016

Product of the Year
Headphone Guru
Dec, 2017

Best Buy
Winner
HiVi Award
Dec, 2017

Best USB DAC Winner
AVTech
Dec, 2017
"If you’re looking for the best DAC money can buy, the DAVE is a superb place to start. We haven’t heard anything that sounds so natural or insightful."
Read More"The DAVE isn’t just a high-end DAC. It lays the foundation for a desktop-friendly, high-end headphone system; and it is within a desktop context that I approached the DAVE."
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