Lab 12 DAC1 Special Edition


Terry London’s review of this DAC is online now at hometheaterreview.com

https://hometheaterreview.com/lab-12-dac1-special-edition-reviewed/

From Greece..."using the famous NOS Phillips TDA 1543 DAC chips ... it also uses a NOS 6922 vacuum tube in its analog conversion circuit."

Lab 12 page: http://www.lab12.gr/dac1
david_ten
It’s really interesting to see this DAC has apparently been born again. Loads of great reviews from around 2013-14 when it first came out.  It probably didn’t get the attention it deserved back then but the current fad for NOS DACs has clearly given it a second chance, which is incredible for such a fast developing category. 
You’d have thought it would have been left behind with the passage of time but they must have got something very right, back then. The good news is that you might be able to find a 3-4 year old example  for next to nothing.  Snap one up, if you do.  From all the recents comments you can’t  go wrong if you can find one under, say, $500. 
That’s some review (I’m new to this thread).  I live in Chicago and would love to hear it.  If the Audio Archon people are still reading this, let me know how to contact them
Hey mahler123,

Just look up Mike Kay (Audio Archon) online for his phone number.  I live 30 miles from downtown Chicago and you are welcome to come hear at my house.  Just Email me through the GON system.
@janehamble 
It seems jane is correct, HiFi Pig wrote about the Lab 12 in April 2014 after seeing it at the Newcomers to Munich High-End 2013 show. There was not much written on the lab 12 by HiFi Pig but the company was just getting started i think. I would like to find a used unit though for 500..