The Audio Note UK Ladder-Resistor DAC is ready to debut!

[CKKeung]

Exciting news!
The new Audio Note UK Ladder-Resistor DAC is ready to debut at the HiFi Deluxe Show 2019 in Munich!
https://www.monoandstereo.com/2019/05/new-audio-note-ladder-dac.html?m=1

I expect it to perform on or even higher than the level of the "Fifth Element DAC"!
https://www.fidelity-magazin.de/2016/06/04/fidelity-zu-gast-bei-peter-qvortrup-audio-note/

Here are several photos of the prototype 3 years ago. Much refinement is expected on the finalized product.

 

[LL21]

Look forward to reading about this one. Apparently expected to cost substantially less than the DAC 5th Element but sound better?

 

[slcaudiophile]

did anyone in the forum go to show and can report back on the sound?

 

[analogsa]

If you mean the AN room in the Marriot, then yes. Stayed inside very briefly as the volume level exceeded the comfort zone of the amp/speaker combo. Not pretty.

 

[slcaudiophile]

interesting ... thanks for sharing. PQ is really a music lover and listening to all types of music. he loves to show off what a few SET watts can really sound like at times. if you had asked him to play something you were familiar with i am sure he would have been happy to do so!

 

[bonzo75]

I spent 30 mins in this room. It was sounding quite good.

 

[CKKeung]

I spent 30 mins in this room. It was sounding quite good.

Was the new resistor ladder dac in use in that room? Or only LP was played?

I can't find any media coverage on their new resistor ladder dac.

 

[bonzo75]

Was the new resistor ladder dac in use in that room? Or only LP was played?

I can't find any media coverage on their new resistor ladder dac.

The placard said fifth element.

 

[Legolas]

I was watching this journey. It seems it hasn't moved much since 2015, when those test boards were photographed. Yes, please show some internals of the new dac. I have owned quite a few over the years, 1.1, 3.1, 4.1, DAC 5 Special (with upgraded parts). And some of the ANK Kits inc a heavily modded 4.1 with an AN UK DAC 5 board in it. I still use the kit for a second system. Alas, unless they have reinvented the design completely, I remain unconvinced it catching up to the Kassandra Ref II, as the gap to that DAC is BIG from the AN UK DAC 5 Special. I also heard the AN DAC 5 Signature circa 2017 and it was a tiny bit ahead of my DAC 5 Special, but still well behind the Kassandra.