Which Chip?

Hello All. Does anyone know which specific DAC chip Electrocompaniet currently uses in there EMC-1UP CD player?

Thanks!

tube_meister08-29-2012 10:12pm

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erik_squires Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 15,657 posts 06-25-2016 at 04:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete By the way, you can turn the Oppo into an 8 Digital Out player as well, letting you use any choice of external DAC's with lots of options.
erik_squires Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 15,657 posts 06-25-2016 at 04:51pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Since the player is based on the Oppo, I would say there is a good chance it is the ESS chip. I'm not so sure, as the way the Oppo's are built, the entire output board is easily replaceable. So for instance, it would be possible to do anything from using balanced DAC outputs to digital only outputs a'la AudioPraise. Best, Erik
georgehifi Details Discussions Posts This discussion 10,312 posts 06-25-2016 at 09:16pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It uses the Cirrus Logic Cs4397 delta sigma dac, a Cirrus Logic CS8420 sample rate convertor, and a Philips transport. Cheers George
jafant Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 18,803 posts 07-02-2016 at 07:29pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I concur, there are too many "chips" in the market place.